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Blackwork Designs from 16th Century Sources
Charted patterns from period portraits of Mrs Pemberton (by Holbein) and Bess of Hardwick. |
Blackwork Embroidery Archives
Collection of original floral and geometric patterns to download. Includes historical notes on blackwork in renaissance costume, instructions for working double-running stitch, bibliography and links. |
Blackwork Fill-in Patterns
Charted designs from sixteenth-century sources, with notes, at the Atlantian Embroiderers Guild (Society for Creative Anachronism). |
Blackwork from Stitch On Line
History and techniques, early design sources, and bibliography, from the Skinner Sisters. Illustrated. |
Blackwork Gallery
Annotated links to Renaissance portraits and paintings featuring blackwork, at the Elizabethan Practical Companion. |
Blackwork: An Introduction
Survey article from Needle Pointers magazine XI:5, Winter 1983, by Carol Algie Higginbotham, EGA certified teacher of blackwork. Modern and traditional examples, bibliography, some free charts. |
Jill Cater Nixon
Blackwork charts and cross stitch using many different threads, beads, and sequins. Designs include fairies, costumes, and cars. |
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