Originally Posted by Loretta
I watched a special yesterday about Shaker villages. Trained guides/living historians in both villages said the same thing, Shaker quilts were done with a mistake on purpose. Could both living historians in 2 different states been given the wrong facts? Did they make a mistake with the information they had from old diaries and writings from the Shakers? Probably not. I know for a fact most living historians go beyond general information, they do their own research to make sure the facts they collected are correct. I believe these guides to be correct the mistake was done on purpose, but that is just my opinion.