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What is Beginner's Guide to Blackwork about?

An introduction to the sixteenth century embroidery technique in which beautiful patterns are created by stitching geometric designs onto evenweave fabric. Inspired by the past, Lesley Wilkins illustrates her techniques with a whole host of wonderful designs flowers, plants, birds, animals and figures. She covers everything from the materials to use and working with a chart, to getting started and how to stitch. Patterns are created by small stitched units which are combined in many different ways some heavily textured, some delicate and light. Borders can be built up by repeating and joining motifs. Clear step-by-step photographs accompany the author’s comprehensive instructions, and the motifs, borders, fill-in patterns and images are all charted, with inspirational pictures of embroideries showing how to build up finished designs. “The designs in this book are amazing. Some are very simple and others have a look of intricacy in them. There are figures, flowers, borders and much much more, this gives a lot of inspiration if you want to design your own piece.” — Postcard Reviews “A comprehensive book about the blackwork technique, covering the materials to use, how to use a chart,

Who reads Beginner's Guide to Blackwork?

Author

Lesley Wilkins

Publisher

Search Press, Limited

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9781781267332

Category

hobbies

Subjects

Crafts & Hobbies, Lifestyle

Rating

4.6 / 5 (405 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14