Blackwork cross stitch

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...

This cute elephant blackwork project is just one of several free blackwork projects posted at Russian Blackwork for you to enjoy. Remember, just because it’s called blackwork doesn’t me…

Here are the best free blackwork embroidery patterns showing classic Elizabethan monochromatic designs. Used to adorn cuffs, collars and hems of garments, today

This cute elephant blackwork project is just one of several free blackwork projects posted at Russian Blackwork for you to enjoy. Remember, just because it’s called blackwork doesn’t me…

Sticken

I don’t share a lot of blackwork embroidery content over here because it’s not a technique I’ve ever tried, and it is a little different from cross stitch because it uses differen…

Free Bookmark pattern that is 30 x 100 stitch count in size, Once Upon a Time with a simple and easy for beginners blackwork fill design, -- Happy Stitching

I've never done blackwork embroidery before, but it's such a striking crafty that I'm always intrigued when I see it. Wandering around Pinterest the other day I found this post from Craftster, showing a blackwork background behind a large E.