Apparently as early as the medieval times people recorded reference embroidery patterns and examples, see this cloth with an assortment of different building bl

Apparently as early as the medieval times people recorded reference embroidery patterns and examples, see this cloth with an assortment of different building blocks: http://home.comcast.net/~mathilde/embroidery/gallery/va0782-054.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~mathilde/embroidery/gallery/va0782-...