Wednesday, April 16, 2025

How Much 16th Century Blackwork Embroidery Can I Talk About?

Yesterday as the 25th anniversary of the Order of the Evergreen in the Kingdom of the Middle (in the SCA, please see below for more info). While reading about the history, I was inspired to challenge myself to see how much I could talk about blackwork embroidery this morning before my day began.

 

 


 

           Check out my embroidery books! 

- 16th to 18th Century Double-Running Stitch Embroidery Patterns (2nd Edition of Pre-18th Century Embroidery Patterns)

- Pre-18th Century Embroidery Patterns (1st Edition)

- Patterns from 16th Century Pattern Books

 

           Other Embroidery Related Videos: 

- Embroidery Frames in History

- How to Dress a Slate Frame

- A Critical Look at Blackwork Embroidery in Holbein's Paintings

- Holbein Stitch: Step by Step

- Introduction to Blackwork Embroidery

 

 Information on Mamluk embroidery can be found on Miriam's Middle Eastern Research blog.

 

For anyone curious about what exactly the 'SCA' is -- The Society for Creative Anachronism is an international, non-profit educational organization that studies and recreates the medieval and Renaissance years of 600-1600AD. For more information and to locate your local branch, please check out SCA.

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