The whole idea of teaching embroidery in school-- we definitely never had that. My mom desultorily taught me cross-stitch on plastic canvas when I was like four, but I don't think I ever tried it with real fabric until I was an adult out of college.
My mom has some vintage embroidery samplers from the 18th and 19th centuries in her house, some of them family pieces, and I sort of wish we still did them? maybe I'll work with my niblings on it if any of them show inclination. it would be cool to do a thing, you know? but i dunno if there'll be interest.

... maybe we should start a community where people share embroidery ideas and patterns. i wonder if i could entice a particular fled-to-twitter refugee to join us here if i set one up. !! not this moment, but an idea. i clearly can't maintain the habit on my own!