Blackwork Hand Embroidery Patterns
Blackwork is a counted form of hand embroidery in which interesting blackwork patterns are worked on the wings body and flight trail and then areas outlined with metal threads such as pearl purl and twist.
Blackwork hand embroidery patterns. Be the first to review this item. Stitches techniques and 13 modern projects. Dec 21 2019 explore margaretlynch94 s board blackwork embroidery followed by 158 people on pinterest. Traditionally it was worked in black silk on white linen and was used to decorate clothing in particular collars and cuffs.
It was brought to england by catherine of aragon the daughter of ferdinand and isabella of spain when married prince arthur the eldest son of king henry vii. But when blackwork is used for filling a larger design its most common use a grid isn t necessary. It earned the dubious title of poor man s lace as it cost less to embroider garments than to attach expensive handmade lace. The design is repeated enough times to include variations of the figures found on both the front of the smock and the sleeve.
Scarletwork embroidered smock detail sleeve and front from the collection at the victoria and albert museum. Blackwork consists of outlines and fill or repeating diaper patterns. This archive contains the best of those booklets with much cleaner patterns plus many new designs. The spectral butterfly blackwork design is an intermediate design in my blackwork art embroidery kits.
Blackwork also known as spanish work is a type of counted thread embroidery thought to have originated in spain. See more ideas about blackwork embroidery blackwork blackwork patterns. Freehand blackwork embroidery pattern transcribed by sidney eileen from an extant elizabethan smock. This can make blackwork challenging yet at the same time allows a lot of room for interpretation.
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