Wednesday, June 28, 2023

16th Century Elizabethan Flower Pattern with Blackwork Embroidery

This Elizabethan blackwork embroidered flower pattern is from an English embroidery sampler by Jane Bostocke (at the V&A Museum) from 1598. 
 

 
 
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 (plus a step by step on how to begin) on blackwork embroidery, please visit here.

 
 
 

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