A Darning Sampler is a textile created to demonstrate and practise a variety of darning and mending techniques, traditionally produced by students learning needlework. Popular during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, darning samplers feature carefully stitched examples of repairing holes, reinforcing worn fabric and recreating woven structures. Antique examples provide valuable insight into historical domestic education and textile conservation. *Related Terms*\ Embroidery, Needlework, Sampler, Sewing, Textile.