disappointed
Thank God used books can be cheap!
I purchased Blackwork Embroidery by E. Geddes and M. McNeill, and there are a grand total of 2 pages of explanation of stitches.
I suppose it's great for someone looking for some historical support, but it sucks for someone trying to get a handle on the process.
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Sillly Reb.
Why not ask me?
I've a fair bit from various sources such as the Royal Embroiderer's Guild & the Royal School of Needlework here at Windsor, some museum articles and a whole slew of needlwork books. I can scan and email in an afternoon's effort. You should also subscribe or get the addy for Attack Laurel's website/blackwork area. She does spectacular work and has a LJ account.
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I don't ask because I hate to put people out, and it's not like it's a serious endeavour of mine. I've got a piece that I'm going to start soonish that includes blackwork, and I thought I'd get to know more about it than I do now is all.
(http://www.inkcircles.com/IC/BFG.html, here's the piece)
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Offer stands -- scanner to my right. Embroidery books to the right rear of me, 16 to 20 inches from scanner and the books are not doing anything right at the moment. You won't get this chance again if I start packing up and storing books again Love. It also doesn't sound as if your questions were massively intensive so don't be shy if you need me to do a dwadle through them this weekend.
Hugs.
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I'm looking for explanations of actual working of blackwork. Pics or Diagrames are good, I can follow words too though. I just don't need to know how to design it because I'm just not creativly inclined like that. I know how to backstitch, but am gathering that blackwork tends to be different, and I don't see how to easily do the double running stitch on many cases. Does that make sense?
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