Cross Stitch History Archives - Camping and Cross Stitch https://campingandcrossstitch.com/category/cross-stitch-history/ Thu, 09 Jan 2014 22:55:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://campingandcrossstitch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cropped-Final-Camp-Logo-copy-32x32.jpg Cross Stitch History Archives - Camping and Cross Stitch https://campingandcrossstitch.com/category/cross-stitch-history/ 32 32 Loara Standish – 1653 – The first American-made sampler https://campingandcrossstitch.com/loara-standish-1653/ https://campingandcrossstitch.com/loara-standish-1653/#comments Thu, 09 Jan 2014 22:55:54 +0000 http://campcrossstitch.com/Stitch/?p=170 “Cross Stitch is the oldest forms of embroidery and can be found all over the world” – Wikipedia. From the Pilgrim Hall Museum –  The first American-made sampler is that embroidered by Loara Standish.  Loara was the daughter of Mayflower passenger Myles Standish and Barbara Standish. One of seven children, Loara was born sometime after […]

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