 This society was inspired by the crewel work of 18th-century women who had lived in and near Deerfield.Members of the Blue and White Society initially used the patterns and stitches from these earlier works that they had found in the town museum.Because these new embroideries were not meant to replicate the earlier works, members of the Deerfield Society soon deviated from the earlier versions with new patterns and stitches, and even the use of linen, rather than wool, thread.