Blackwork embroidery patterns free

Modern blackwork embroidery charts and blackwork embroidery kits. You'll find some free blackwork charts, blackwork embroidery instructions and details of our free blackwork stitch-a-long. Plus lots of photographs of beautifully stitched up pieces in our galleries!

Blackwork is a centuries-old form of embroidery. In Elizabethan times clothing was decorated with delicate blackwork patterns stitched in black silk threads, and sometimes accentuated with g…

If you’re determined to whip up some Christmas stitchery this year, you might find some of the following free embroidery patterns useful. Though I do try to keep everything on Needle ‘n Thread easily indexed in one way or another, it’s easy to miss some of the content from previous years, so here’s a quick ...

UPDATE: 13 JUNE 2023. The old four-block system for downloading the original Ensamplario Atlantio, an artifact of bandwidth limitations common in 2011 is no longer needed. I’ve taken a moment…

If you’re new to blackwork embroidery and looking for a fun and easy project to get started - this post is for you! This ugly jumper design makes such cute ornaments and is the perfect way to get comfortable with the technique

Blackwork or Spanish Blackwork is a form of embroidery using black silk on white or off-white linen. Learn more and get free designs here.

My attempt at stitching the first page of fill-in patterns from Lesley Wilkins' Beginner's Guide to Blackwork. Blogged at: backstitch.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/blackwork-fill-in-sam...

Emanuel Drahan originally developed this book as the first national embroidery school textbook of Austria-Hungary. With six sections, skills could be mastered...