Cross-stitch has a heritage all of its own having been around since at least 1635. The earliest known counted cross-stitch sampler is housed at Pilgrim Hall in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The sampler was created by Loara Standish, the daughter of Captain Myles Standish (one of the Mayflower passengers that helped in the formation of the Plymouth Colony). The sampler is arranged in … [Read more...] about Cross-stitch: A 376 Year Old Handmade Tradition
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Care/Carry/Cure an essay from ‘You Care Too Much’
In June of 2016 I supported my love Chris as we dealt with the death of both his parents and a co-worker over a three week period. This essay written the summer of those deaths is my attempt to make sense of grief and the struggle to carry all that I care for. Originally published […]