Blackwork Made Easy: Techniques, Patterns & Samplers - Softcover

Wilkins, Lesley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844487539 ISBN 13: 9781844487530

Publisher: Search Press, 2012

Synopsis

Celebrated crafter Lesley Wilkins presents an approachable primer on creating traditional blackwork embroideries using simple stitches on evenweave fabric in this guidebook. Step-by-step photographs and a wealth of charts illustrate how traditional motifs, patterns, and borders can be combined to create stunning designs. Containing all crafters need to know in order to produce beautiful embroideries, this references finishes with instructions on creating band samplers inspired by those on which 16th-century embroiderers collected their most prized designs, including figures, flowers, plants, birds, and animals.

About this title

About the Author

Lesley Wilkins is an expert blackwork crafter whose work has appeared in "Needlecraft" and "Needlework "magazines. She is the author of "Beginner's Guide to Blackwork."

Review

May 12 Blackwork was brought to England from Spain in the early 16th century by Catherine of Aragon, and this Arabic style of embroidery morphed into something more English than Spanish over the years. Wilkins (Beginner's Guide to Blackwork) introduces the basics of blackwork (e.g., selecting the appropriate thread and canvas and choosing stitches and motifs), then presents a variety of blackwork charts, including several inspired by a 1598 sampler owned by the Victoria and Albert Museum. Blackwork does not need to be sewn with black thread, and several of the patterns are quite colorful. VERDICT Crafters who cross-stitch or embroider may appreciate blackwork as well-especially if they enjoy Tudor-era motifs. * Library Journal, USA *

Edition details

• Publisher: Search Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1844487539
• ISBN 13: 9781844487530
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 96