A little FREE coloured blackwork ornament for Christmas, available here @ Eglantine Stitchery!

Stickerei, Blackwork

Stickerei, Blackwork

Stitched in 2013 - taking some new photos.

I'm having a great time working Banu Demirel's blackwork Stitch-a-Long.

You can find the pattern at www.sebadesigns.com/

Have made it a bit further on the project, including redoing the cross that was bugging me.

My very first counted work, given to The Boy for Christmas 07.

Cotton on linen.

Pattern from www.blackworkarchives.com

Zeichen, Ornamentic, Blackwork

The front of the Practical Blackwork Anniversary Sampler, just past the halfway point!

I hemmed each of the pieces of the shirt first with matching white thread, and then did the black blanket stitches around the edges, and to connect the different pieces to each other.

More about this on my project journal: www.morgandonner.com/2013/12/16th-century-shirt/

My first foray into blackwork (or purplework) for a Christmas gift. Read more at Hugs are Fun

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Weites Hemd aus weißem Leinen, maschinengesticktes Blackwork an den Säumen.

Goldgelbes Damastdoublet gefüttert mit Leinen.

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Wide shirt made of white linen, machine blackwork embroidery on the hems.

Golden-yellow damask doublet lined with linen.

Block 2 in progress - just need to complete Pattern 10.

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Kit is 'Dragons' Treasure' by Cherrytree

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Beau geste: Melinda's new tattoo, my 3rd student piece, after two sittings. We will do one more for touch ups and fill at some point.

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Repeating Embroidery pattern on the Blackwork Shirt in Bath Museum of Costume.

Breakdancer, Tänzer

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Palm Tree Tattoo in Blackwork

(c) Fashion Museum, Bath & NE Somerset Council

Am working up a pair of cuffs in the blackwork design from Holbein's 1537 portrait of Jane Seymour using linen and red silk thread. Am about 4 hours in, at the moment. These will be another prize for the 2011 By the Book Pennsic Rapier Tournament.

28 count linen

Single strand DMC black