Linda’s needlework
Last session Linda joined us for Saturday. She lives locally, but not too local, so it was a bit of a drive each way. Linda used to work at Plimoth, about 35 years ago, before the program was consistently first person (which is when the interpreters pretend to be people from the past).
Linda took a walk through the Village in the afternoon and was a little dismayed to see how very different everything is now. We’ve learned so much about the past, the architecture, the material culture, the clothing, the world view, the foodways, in those years, that of course the exhibit would change, but it was a little disappointing nonetheless, not to find anything familiar.
I was very glad Linda had come, and she brought some great show & tell embroideries. Here are just a couple of photos, of a counted thread huswife and the stitched accessories that go with. I think it was the “L” pincushion (or maybe something else?) that started a discussion about whether each of us could find our names on those displays of personalized key chains and pencils and bicycle name plates that were so popular in the 70s. I could occasionally find “Jill” but so often not that those few times were a real treat. I remember Abigail said she never could find her name, which is funny given how common that name is now. I think Bryce said she never even expected to find hers. All sorts of interesting topics come up while your hands are busy with the embroidery and lace.
