This embroidery pattern is based on a pattern found on the collar of a woman in a Flemish portrait from 1544. This painting is at the Art Institute of Chicago. This particular design will become part of a pin pillow.
Portrait of a Woman (at Art Institute of Chicago)
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.
Watch step by step as embroider the above design on to linen with silk thread:
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