Antique samplers are like friends. Perhaps one reason that they are so enduring, is the connection that we feel with their stitchers as we look at them, stitch them, study them.

The chart includes three projects, a smaller sampler, a double-sided pinkeep and a darner. Sweet projects to make for a friend or for yourself.

• Fabric: 32 Count Pear from Lakeside Linens, or similar.
• Floss: Gloriana 4 Yard Silks: 045, 053, 117, 150, 160, 186, 247, 271.
• Stitch Count: 111W x 74W for Sampler.