A Sampler for Grace - Shaded Stitchery - Cross Stitch Pattern zweigart based hand dyed linen Shepherd's Bush Pincusion

Shepherd's Bush Pincusion

Hazelnut (2)

Spanish Moss

Kudzu JABCo: #475 Bee Keeper  Other berries use: WDW wools: Blue Topaz HB

Stitch Count: 297 x 365

A Sampler for Grace - Shaded Stitchery - Cross Stitch Pattern zweigart based hand dyed linen Shepherd's Bush PincusionGrace Wisher, born a free Black girl, assisted Mary Pickersgill in the production of the American flag that would fly over Fort McHenry in the War of 1812 and inspire the writing of a poem that would later become the national anthem. Grace was halfway through a contract of indentured servitude in 1813 when the Star Spangled Banner was sewn. She has been erased from the history of one of Americas most enduring symbols and this sampler was created to