The Crowood Press Blackwork Embroidery Techniques and Projects by Jen Goodwin

Blackwork Embroidery: Techniques and Projects by Jen Goodwin

The Crowood Press
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Description
Blackwork has a rich history that has developed over the years into an iconic and sophisticated style of embroidery. Blackwork Embroidery: Techniques and Projects is a practical book that presents a number of ways to approach blackwork embroidery, from forming basic stitches and patterns to developing complex shaded pieces with confidence. Through an assortment of exercises, it introduces the principles of shading along with several projects to further explore the potential of blackwork.
  • Detailed instructions on designing and developing shaded pieces of blackwork embroidery
  • Guidance on how to choose suitable images for translating into stitch
  • Step-by-step instructions on how to form basic stitches and how to form patterns
  • Almost 250 shaded patterns, indicating how differing patterns appear when worked in different thicknesses of thread
  • Patterns are grouped by family for easy identification and pattern blending
  • Advice on what to consider when working more complex designs and how to fix problems when they do occur

About the author of this book
Jen Goodwin trained with the Royal School of Needlework and now works as a contemporary embroidery artist. She teaches regularly for the RSN and at her own studio in Wimborne, Dorset.

Format Paperback | 256 pages
Dimensions 1.60 cms H x 25.81 cms L x 21.41 cms W | 840g
Publication date 1 August 2021
Publisher The Crowood Press
Language English
ISBN: 1785007750 EAN: 9781785007750