More Blackwork Embroidery Patterns Based on Historical Patterns

Below is a blackwork embroidery pattern inspired by the portrait of Lady Margaret (Bacon) Butts, circa 1541-1543, painted by Hans Holbein the Younger.

The portrait is at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, MA and can be found here.

http://www.tudorsdynasty.com/hans-holbein-the-younger-sketches/

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Below is a pattern inspired by the gable hood on Margaret Roper, painted copy by Rowland Lockey circa 1593 after the original painted by Hans Holbein the Younger.

Margaret Roper's portrait is at the Brooklyn Museum in Brooklyn, NY and can be found here.

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Roper


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Below is a blackwork embroidery pattern inspired by the neckline of Elizabeth Grey, Lady Audley painted by Hans Holbein the Younger circa 1538.

 Here is an enhanced picture of Elizabeth's neckline:

 Elizabeth's miniature is found with the Royal Collection Trust here.