Country Living Contests -  Win Today! Q & A  Antique Cross-
Stitch Sampler: What Is It? What Is It Worth?   This sampler
reads: MARY HUGGINS, SAMPLER, AGED 9 YEARS, SHEFFIELD, FEB. 18,
1852. What is the origin?   To determine if the sampler is
English or American, remove it from the frame. English fabric
has a strip of blue linen at the selvage. Most English samplers
are crafted on Tammy cloth, a wool fabric. The weaving on the
background fabric of English samplers is tighter than on
American ones. If the sampler is American, its value is $4,000;
if English, value is halved.  Valued at: $4,000     Would you
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