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Blackwork

Based on an original sampler as interpreted by Lesley Wilkes in book "Traditional Blackwork Samplers"

 

Not much I can usefully do with a single panel - going to try doing a few strips and see if I can use them on caps/collars. If anyone can suggest anything useful to do with this piece of work please let me know (whole thing is about 25cm square).

 

This is my first attempt at blackwork/Holbein Stitch (or "Spanish Stitch" as it was initially known until Katherine of Aragon fell out of favour) and is not reversable as the stitch should be - this is the next thing to try and do.

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Uploaded on April 15, 2008
Taken on February 11, 2008