A spot of sewing to sharpen up the curriculum

SIR – This photograph is of a sampler made by my great-greatgrandmother in 1835, when she was 10 years old. I think similar tasks could be given to pupils in schools today, teaching needlework, the alphabet and numbers, as well as patience – and resulting in something that can be handed down to future generations.

Timothy Sellors

Andover, Hampshire

Creative thread: should schools make space for needlework classes in their timetables?