Tudor Blackwork Embroidery: February 2023

Monday, February 27, 2023

This particular embroidery pattern is from an Italian sampler, circa 1600, located at the V&A Museum in London. The sampler features silk embroidery done in a double-running stitch, as well as long-armed cross stitch.

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.

The full sampler at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London: http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O70028/sampler/sampler-unknown/

For more information on the Italian sampler and other embroidery patterns from this sampler, please visit: https://tudorblackwork.blogspot.com/2020/02/how-to-create-your-own-blackwork-design.html

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

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 http://www.sca.org

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