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…

22 Dec 2020
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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…
05 Jul 2020

Post by: Halima al-Rakkasa in Assisi Work Embroidery Fabric Voided Work
Featured image: Teeny tiny Assisi samples for show-and-tell in my Assisi class. (Mistress Arlys o Gordon, Rivers Region) “St. George and the Dragon.” Inspired by Sibmacher’s Modelbuch, Plate LI (1527) and interpreted as Assisi work. (Mistress Arlys o Gordon, Rivers…
05 Jul 2020

Post by: Halima al-Rakkasa in Cross Stitch Embroidery Fabric
Featured image: Cross stitched Laurel badge on a red field. DMC cotton on Aida. (Mistress Arlys o Gordon, Rivers Region)
05 Jul 2020

Post by: Halima al-Rakkasa in Counted Thread Cross Stitch Embroidery
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…
27 Jun 2020
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