Deerfield Blue Embroidery

Deerfield, Massachusetts, was settled in 1669. During the eighteenth century, blue and white crewel embroidery was popular. In about 1896 a group of interested women rediscovered the blue and white crewel embroidery and organized the Deerfield Society of Blue and White Needlework. Its members made copies of early American embroidery using the old methods and […]