I have been eyeing off snowflake patterns done in blackwork. In this day and age, blackwork can be any colour. Back in the old days when blackwork was first done, the colour black was used as it was much more serviceable. I don't believe we washed our clothes as frequently back then... pewh! And I doubt the fantastic array of colours was available either. One of Henry VIII's wives (the Spanish one - I would look it up but...) made blackwork trendy in England.
Now that anyone can afford the luxury of fabric, thread and needles, people are creating blackwork of all hues. Have a look at this site for some diverse examples and a bit of history thrown in
Below is my first piece of embroidery done with one colour. It is all cross stitch. Blackwork does tend to have backstitching and varied patterned stitches. I will venture into that next time.
I found this pattern on Mary Corbett's site Needle 'n' Thread.
I LOVE HER STUFF!!!!!!
28 count linen (can't remember the brand). One strand of DMC cotton.
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I don't believe it! The close-up photo shows where I didn't cross my
crosses in one of the curly whirlies. There's five of them, yes! 1,2,3,4,5!
Should I cross all my crosses in the same direction?
It might help make it look neater.
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