This Elizabethan blackwork embroidered flower pattern is from an English embroidery sampler by Jane Bostocke (at the V&A Museum) from 1598. This particular embroidered flower will become part of a pin pillow.
Blackwork embroidery is also known as double-running stitch or Holbein stitch. Historically, it was typically found as silk thread embroidered on white linen in a reversible stitch.
For more historical information on pin pillows, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKKpxvYHrXg
For more historical information (plus a step by step on how to begin) on blackwork embroidery, please visit: https://youtu.be/lcZsoB71XZQ
Suggested Items for Purchase:
- Silk thread (Needle in a Haystack): http://www.needlestack.com/WebStore/Thread/AVAS_Ovale.html or http://www.needlestack.com/WebStore/Thread/AVAS_SoiePerlee.html
- Slate Frame (T.F. Woodcraft): https://www.tfwoodcraft.com/shop/slate-frames/
- Hoop Frame: https://amzn.to/3sktIBs
- Beeswax: https://amzn.to/2NHAmTF
- Scissors: https://amzn.to/2ZO93cP
- Linen Fabric: https://amzn.to/3m1bsuJ
- Craft Stand: https://amzn.to/3pYGlR0
Jane Bostocke's sampler: https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O46183/sampler-bostocke-jane/sampler-jane-bostocke/
