Imaginesque posts quilt, hand embroidery, and counted blackwork patterns that are so lovely and this one is no exception. You can use the patterns as fill or stitch them in repetition as standalone projects. They are useful as border or as bands in samplers. I think this one would make a great bookmark if you repeated it several times and added a short saying about reading. Get the free chart.
Looking for more Blackwork style embroidery patterns and charts? Check out these Blackwork embroidery patterns we found on Etsy.
What defines a pattern as “Blackwork”? Blackwork embroidery is a very old form of counted-thread embroidery. Traditionally it was worked in black silk cotton
on white linen. It was used to decorate clothing. Thought to have originated in Spain around the 17th-18th century. There are lot’s of modern-day variations, one being that it is most commonly produced on Aida and not linen.
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