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English Blackwork Embroidery - 16th Century. Free backstitch outline with seed stitch background. Silk on Linen


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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BLACKWORK BOOKS

Many general purpose embroidery books include sections on Blackwork and I will not list them here.  The following are a few books which provide excellent reference and technique instruction.  Sadly, many are out of print, but some are being reprinted as interest in this technique grows.

Altherr, Ilse, Reversible Blackwork, self-published 1978.

Altherr, Ilse, Blackwork & Holbein Embroidery, self-published 1978.

Geddes, Elisabeth and Moyra McNeill, Blackwork Embroidery, Dover 1976.

Gostlow, Mary, Blackwork, Van Nostrand Reinhold 1977.

Pascoe, Margaret, Blackwork Embroidery: Design and Technique, Batsford 1986

Scoular, Marion E., Why Call It Blackwork, self-published 1993.

Skinner, Linn R., 100 Blackwork Charts, self-published 1996.

Skinner, Linn R., Another 100 Blackwork Charts, self-published 1998.

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