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The incredible beauty of blackwork embroidery

Creative blog14 November 2017

I was writing an article about blackwork embroidery for Darievna.ru and found this incredible finished work by Pippa Foulds. If you want to find a real art in everyday life this is a great example. It's unimaginable what you can do with a needle and a thread! I got so inspired that after finishing the article I continued my search and got more great links and photos.

blackwork embroidery woman head by pippa foulds

Source: Pippa Foulds blog Saves9embroidery.blogspot.com

When you look at modern blackwork embroidery pieces, it's fascinating how the old needlework tradition transformed through the centuries. Playing with geometric stitches and thread density can create incredible tonal shading comparable to black pencil drawing and lead to completing a true art work worth of displaying in a museum.

"Blackwork developed in the 20th century and is now used to portray realism and form through differing densities of thread and pattern to create tonal shading. Using a counted thread technique with a variety of geometric stitches in one colour, dramatic effects are created which are particularly effective with portraits and architectural themes".
from Royal School of Embroidery webpage "Blackwork explained"

Yesterday I was looking at fantastic work of one more blackwork magician. Unfortunately, I don't know his (or her) name, but I highly recommend to take a look at impressive gallery of finished blackwork works. My favorites are always flowers, so I'm showing here tulips and a rose.

blackwork embroidery flowers

Souce: gallery Stitchby-a.com

blackwork embroidery flowers

Souce: gallery Stitchby-a.com

The only thing I know about this artist is the link to Royal School of Needlework that is a great source about blackwork by itself. I would like to share some links:

- Blackwork on Royal School of Needlework website
- Instagram of Royal School of Needlework
- Pinterest board "Blackwork" of Royal School of Needlework

I had never tried blackwork embroidery myself but I hope to have some free time in the future and already found some useful links with free lessons:

- Blackwork Embroidery - lessons and designs at needlework-tips-and-techniques.com
- Blackwork at NeedlenThread.com
- Blackwork Embroidery on Youtube.com

Easy stitching to all embroidery lovers!

To read in Russian: О черной вышивке (blackwork) на "Рукодельном Рунете"

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