Blackwork embroidery patterns

Here are the best free blackwork embroidery patterns showing classic Elizabethan monochromatic designs. Used to adorn cuffs, collars and hems of garments, today

My attempt at stitching the second page of fill-in patterns from Lesley Wilkins' Beginner's Guide to Blackwork. Blogged at: backstitch.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/blackwork-fill-in-sam...

If you enjoyed Bored Panda's article on the subreddit r/Sewing, you will probably like this one too!

This cute elephant blackwork project is just one of several free blackwork projects posted at Russian Blackwork for you to enjoy. Remember, just because it’s called blackwork doesn’t me…

It's finished, done, complete. I will miss the slow pace of the work, the richness of the gold and black, that wonderful experience of doing something new for the first time. However... Ta Da! (imagine trumpets playing a fanfare here...) Here's a close up of the wrapped pearl purl and the

blackwork patterns and borders | Blackwork collection..20 bookmarks, 40 snowflakes and floral borders ...

Finished up a couple of Blackwork bookmarks in July. We spent a couple of days at my In-Law's cabin on a lake. If I wasn't helping with meals or reading, I was stitching under the trees. It was such a relaxing couple of days. The basic pattern, for the bookmark above, is from my Blackwork Made Easy Book by Leslie Wilkins. The other bookmark shown below was a pattern I found on Pinterest. They just need a nice little backing and then will be put into my Bible. That's all for today. Until…

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