Sentence examples for samplers from inspiring English sources

Nineteenth-century samplers continued on similar lines, mainly on canvas.

In all European countries in which embroidery was done and also in the United States, samplers are to be found from the 18th and 19th centuries.

In the 17th century it was usual to work rows of stitches across the width of a long, oblong band; from the early 18th century onward, samplers tended to become square in shape and to show an overall design for arranging the component stitches, though the old form also persisted.

It appears on embroidery samplers from the 17th century onward and is a technique common to embroidery and lace.

Bottom samplers, such as dredges and cores up to 30 metres (about 100 feet) long, have been lowered from ships by wire to retrieve samples of the upper sediment layers.

As psychedelia turned into progressive rock, Island pioneered the bargain-priced samplers with You Can All Join In – assembling its roster in Hyde Park for the iconic cover – and Nice Enough To Eat – in 1969 so that hipsters could discover Wynder K Frog or Quintessence.

Label samplers, signposts of an imprint's taste, philosophy and aesthetic, have fallen by the wayside in recent years.

In essence all we are watching is a man remixing old vinyl and manipulating samplers, yet the show easily outclasses many live bands.

Embroidery in 17th- and 18th-century North America reflected European skills and conventions, such as crewel work, although the designs were simpler and the stitches were often modified to save thread; samplers, embroidered pictures, and mourning pictures were the most popular.

Many different sampling devices are available, including shovels, pipe samplers, and automatic machine samplers.

Some of the most commonly used samplers are plankton nets and midwater trawls.