Featured image: Blackwork shirt by Anja Snihova' Javornic Definition from Wikipedia: Blackwork, sometimes historically termed Spanish blackwork, is a form of embroidery generally using black thread, although other colors are also used on occasion. Sometimes it is counted-thread embroidery which…
Featured image: Laurel-Pelican blackworked hatband, with garnet blood drops. Design by maker. DMC cotton on Aida. (Mistress Arlys o Gordon, Rivers Region)a) original patternb) finished band on hat Laurel-Pelican blackworked hatband, with garnet blood drops. Design by maker. DMC cotton…
A selection of voided work (Assisi). (Mistress Arlys o Gordon, Rivers Region) Teeny tiny Assisi samples for show-and-tell in my Assisi class. (Mistress Arlys o Gordon, Rivers Region) a) the original patternb) the pattern interpreted as Assisi work “St. George…
Featured image: Cross stitched Laurel badge on a red field. DMC cotton on Aida. (Mistress Arlys o Gordon, Rivers Region)
Fabric - Embroidery - Surface - Counted Cross-stitch by Halima al-Rakkasa Definition from Wikipedia: Cross-stitch is a form of sewing and a popular form of counted-thread embroidery in which X-shaped stitches in a tiled, raster-like pattern are used to form…