1773 Lucy Forbush Antique Needlework Sampler Digital Download Pattern

This unassuming 18th century marking sampler was originally stitched with cotton thread on cotton or linen. Lucy Forbush was 10 years old when she made this sampler in Acton, Massachusetts where her father David Forbush Jr. was one of the Minutemen. Her father was shoulder to shoulder with Captain Issac Davis' brigade at the North Bridge at the Battle of Concord when the 'shot heard around the world' launching the Revolutionary War took place. 

• 8 bands with one alphabet and identification of maker and date
• Easy pattern - great for beginners who want to try their hand with counted cross stitch or experts who just want a meditative and relatively simple project.
• Stitches in the pattern are cross stitch.
  
• 93 x 82 stitches

Included with the purchase is:

• a digital download copy of the pattern,
• a digital download of a brief history about sampler making in America, Lucy Forbush, her life, and her family's role in the Revolutionary War,
• a digital download of our instructions on how to get started with the project.

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