Blackwork embroidery

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some black and white embroidered designs on a piece of cloth

Click here for the video that goes along with today's post. So, you have learned the basics of how to do blackwork embroidery. Now you're interested in creating your own historical patterns, but maybe don’t know where to start? First, you need to find historical blackwork embroidery designs. Here are links to some examples: "Sir Thomas More and Family" (portrait is at the Nostell Priory and is part of the National Trust Collection) "Portrait of a Boy with a Marmoset" portrait is at the…

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two pictures showing the different stitches on fabric

blackwork ivy front and back via ajisaipress.com ... my comment? if this is how the front/back is supposed to look??? ... hahahahahahaha

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a cross - stitch pattern with an orange umbrella in the middle on a white background

A series of Blackwork kits by Bothy Threads. The designs are usually stitched on aida fabric using a series of repeated straight lines (back stitch) to create intricate patterns. The main colour is usually black, hence the name, with the addition of bright colours or metallics and sometimes beads for embellishment. Also includes a selection of Christmas cards which mainly involve long stitch and back stitch.

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a black and white bird sitting on top of a piece of cloth

Discover "Australian Magpie from Introduction to Blackwork Embroidery", a project by _prisca_. The largest community for creative professionals.

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a black and white dog is shown with the words beginning work written in blue on it

Blackwork is a beautiful counted embroidery technique with fantastic creative potential. I began with the Royal School of Needlework's online blackwork class and am now working on my blackwork module for the RSN certificate.

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an old blanket is laying on the floor

More progress to show. I'm getting very excited about wearing it soon! I picked out some buttons in my stash to hand cover with my silk. I scavanged enough embroidery designs off my mock-up and left overs from the cuffs to cover the buttons. Planning the button distribution: Making the loops for…

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