Blackwork embroidery tutorial

Blackwork or Spanish Blackwork is a form of embroidery using black silk on white or off-white linen. Learn more and get free designs here.

So I've been tooling along, talking about blackwork and sharing my patterns, thinking everything is hunky dory. Suddenly it hits me. I never explained what blackwork was. Yeah, there are a thousand sites that tell the story of Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII, and Holbein. And yeah, there are some really great tutorials out there with wonderful diagrams. Why should I reinvent the wheel? I'm not, really. I'm just consolidating information, making it easier for you when you come to visit. And…

Discover How to Do Blackwork: Is a stitch outline necessary for all blackwork projects or can it be left off to create an elegant, subtle design?

Ok, thanks to the response on my last post, I thought I'd round up the information on blackwork a little. I wanted to do Blackwork with my Stitch and Surface students because I think it's an amazingly beautiful technique. I'd never done it before myself, though, so it was a bit of an ambitious project. However, once in the thick of things I discovered... Blackwork isn't that hard!! You can get amazing results VERY easily. Start with a photo or drawing that has a range of lights and darks. I…

Blackwork is one of the oldest embroidery stitches in the world, and also one of the most beautiful. In this video tutorial, you'll learn

couching gold cord - blackwork embroidery

What is Blackwork? BLACKWORK, (also called Holbein work, monochrome work, line stitch and Spanish stitch, true stitch or punto scritto) began in the Islamic world before 1250 c.e. There are another…

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This blackwork embroidery tutorial will teach you the basic blackwork stitches.