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	'''Blackwork''' is a form of [[embroidery]] which involves the use of black thread on a white background fabric. Although black was the most popular colour, ~~examples~~ ~~survive~~ that use other colours, including red, blue and purple.		'''Blackwork''' is a form of [[embroidery]] which involves the use of black thread on a white background fabric. Although black was the most popular colour, there are similar monochromatic embroideries that use other colours, including red, blue and purple.

	=== Background ===		=== Background ===

	Blackwork became popular in [[England]] during the reign of [[Henry VIII]], and the style is often called ~~Spanishe~~ ~~Worke, a name given to it due to its introduction to England being linked with the Henry's wife, [[Catherine of Aragon]]~~.		Blackwork became popular in [[England]] during the reign of [[Henry VIII]], and the style is often called Spanish work.

	The portrait [[painter]] Hans Holbein the Younger became court painter to [[Henry VIII]], and he painted Henry's queens wearing dresses richly decorated with ~~Blackwork~~. The [[double-running stitch]] employed in '''Blackwork''' is often called [[Holbein stitch]].		The portrait [[painter]] [[Wikipedia:Hans_Holbein_the_Younger\|Hans Holbein the Younger]] became court painter to [[Henry VIII]], and he painted Henry's queens wearing dresses richly decorated with blackwork. The [[double-running stitch]] employed in '''Blackwork''' is often called [[Holbein stitch]].

	During its most popular period of usage, three distinct styles of blackwork emerge, all of which co-existed together.		During its most popular period of usage, three distinct styles of blackwork emerge, all of which co-existed together.
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	=== Design Features ===		=== Design Features ===

	* <B>Linear, Reversable Blackwork</B> - This is the type of work that most people associate with blackwork. It is a usually a counted thread design (though this is not always the case), which is reversable, that is, it looks the same from the front and the back. This style tends to be linear in nature and was mostly used on collars and cuffs of clothing.		* <B>Linear, Reversable Blackwork</B> - This is the type of work that most people associate with blackwork. It is a usually a counted thread design (though this is not always the case), which is reversable, that is, it looks the same from the front and the back. This style tends to be linear in nature and was mostly used on collars and cuffs of clothing. Its popularity can be attested to by the fact that some form of blackwork can be seen in many Tudor and Elizabethan portraits. One painter, Hans Holbein, detailed it so well that the stitch used to make this style of blackwork took on his name - Holbein Stitch. This type of blackwork can be done in either double running or back stitch.

		⚫	* <B>Free Form Style with Geometric Fill Patterns</B> - This is second most popular form of blackwork. This type of blackwork consists of free form shapes, (most popularly, flowers and leaves) that are then filled in with repeating geometric fill patterns. This type of blackwork was used extensively in the production of pillow covers and various forms of clothing, such as large sleeves, [[coif]]s, [http://www.larsdatter.com/nightcaps.htm nightcaps], [[Chemise\|smocks]], and skirt foreparts.
	* Its popularity can be attested to by the fact that some form of blackwork can be seen in just about every surviving Tudor and Elizabethan portrait. One painter, Hans Holbein, detailed it so well that the stitch used to make this style of blackwork took on his name - Holbein Stitch. This type of blackwork can be done in either double running or back stitch.

⚫	* <B>Free Form Style with Geometric Fill Patterns</B> - This is second most popular form of blackwork. This type of blackwork consists of free form shapes, (most popularly, flowers and leaves) that are then filled in with repeating geometric fill patterns. This type of blackwork was used extensively in the production of pillow covers and various forms of clothing, such as large sleeves, ~~coifs~~, nightcaps, smocks and skirt foreparts.

	* <B>Free Form Outlined Motifs</B> - This type of blackwork comes in two versions.		* <B>Free Form Outlined Motifs</B> - This type of blackwork comes in two versions.
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	* Various Blackwork Pieces - http://images.vam.ac.uk/ (search for "blackwork")		* Various Blackwork Pieces - http://images.vam.ac.uk/ (search for "blackwork")
	* ~~The Coif Gallery -~~ http://~~costume~~.dm.net/headwear/coifpics.html		* [http://www.elizabethancostume.net/headwear/coifpics.html 16th and 17th Century Coifs]
	* ~~Jacket and Skirt -~~ http://www.geocities.com/~~Athens/Crete/1581~~/bwgallery/~~go341~~.htm		* [http://www.geocities.com/karen_larsdatter/bwgallery/index.htm Blackwork Gallery]
			* [http://www.elizabethancostume.net/va/smocks.html Shirts and Smocks at the V&A Museum]
	* Jacket - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Crete/1581/bwgallery/ge40.htm
	* Coif - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Crete/1581/bwgallery/ar50.htm
	* Smocks - http://costume.dm.net/va/smocks.html

	=== Links To Further Information ===		=== Links To Further Information ===
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	* ANG - Blackwork: An Introduction - http://www.needlepoint.org/Archives/Blackwork/Article.htm		* ANG - Blackwork: An Introduction - http://www.needlepoint.org/Archives/Blackwork/Article.htm
	* Fill Patterns from 16th C Embroideries - http://aeg.atlantia.sca.org/projects/howto/blackwork/		* Fill Patterns from 16th C Embroideries - http://aeg.atlantia.sca.org/projects/howto/blackwork/
	* Bronwen's Blackwork Library - http://~~costume~~.dm.net/blackwork/		* Bronwen's Blackwork Library - http://www.elizabethancostume.net/blackwork/
	* Kiara's Historic Blackwork Page - http://www.angelfire.com/zine/kiarapanther/embroidery/bw.html		* Kiara's Historic Blackwork Page - http://www.angelfire.com/zine/kiarapanther/embroidery/bw.html
	* Wikipedia - http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwork_Embroidery		* Wikipedia - http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwork_Embroidery
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	=== Sources / Further Reading ===		=== Sources / Further Reading ===
	* "Blackwork Embroidery Patterns" Jane D. Zimmerman. Self-published 1975		* "Blackwork Embroidery Patterns" Jane D. Zimmerman. Self-published 1975
	* "Blackwork" Elizabeth Geddes & Moyra ~~Mc Neill?~~. Dover, New York 1974		* ''Blackwork Embroidery'' by Elizabeth Geddes & Moyra McNeill. Dover, New York 1974 ISBN 048623245X
	* "Blackwork" Mary Gostelow. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York 1976		* ''Blackwork'' by Mary Gostelow. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York 1976 ISBN 0486401782
	* "Art of Blackwork Embroidery" Rosemary Drysdale. Scribner, New York 1975		* ''Art of Blackwork Embroidery'' by Rosemary Drysdale. Scribner, New York 1975 ISBN 0263059952
			* ''Blackwork Embroidery: Design and Technique'' by Margaret Pascoe. Batsford, London, 1986 ISBN 0713451467
			* ''Elizabethan Embroidery'' by George Winfield Digby. Thomas Yoseloff, New York, 1963 ISBN 0571056466
	[[category:embroidery]]		[[category:embroidery]]

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	Blackwork became popular in [[England]] during the reign of [[Henry VIII]], and the style is often called Spanishe Worke, a name given to it due to its introduction to England being linked with the Henry's wife, [[Catherine of Aragon]].		Blackwork became popular in [[England]] during the reign of [[Henry VIII]], and the style is often called Spanishe Worke, a name given to it due to its introduction to England being linked with the Henry's wife, [[Catherine of Aragon]].

	The portrait painter Hans Holbein the Younger became court painter to [[Henry VIII]], and he painted Henry's queens wearing dresses richly decorated with Blackwork. The [[double-running stitch]] employed in '''Blackwork''' is often called [[Holbein stitch]].		The portrait [[painter]] Hans Holbein the Younger became court painter to [[Henry VIII]], and he painted Henry's queens wearing dresses richly decorated with Blackwork. The [[double-running stitch]] employed in '''Blackwork''' is often called [[Holbein stitch]].

	During its most popular period of usage, three distinct styles of blackwork emerge, all of which co-existed together.		During its most popular period of usage, three distinct styles of blackwork emerge, all of which co-existed together.

User 144: Reverted edit of 210.214.91.137, changed back to last version by Cian

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Reverted edit of 210.214.91.137, changed back to last version by Cian

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			'''Blackwork''' is a form of [[embroidery]] which involves the use of black thread on a white background fabric. Although black was the most popular colour, examples survive that use other colours, including red, blue and purple.
	Lingerie has been dedicated to giving women of all sizes a discrete, safe way to buy beautiful intimate apparel online.
	Inside you will find everything from sexy and playful babydolls and teddies,to beautiful and romantic bustiers,chemises,
	and robes,everything you expect from one of the premier sources of lingerie on the net.

			=== Background ===
	* [http://www.lingerie-guide.org/ Lingerie]

	* [http://www.lingerie-guide.org/exotic-lingerie.php Exotic Lingerie]
			Blackwork became popular in [[England]] during the reign of [[Henry VIII]], and the style is often called Spanishe Worke, a name given to it due to its introduction to England being linked with the Henry's wife, [[Catherine of Aragon]].
	* [http://www.lingerie-guide.org/plus-size-lingerie.php Plus Size Lingerie]

	* [http://www.lingerie-guide.org/bridal-lingerie.php Bridal Lingerie]
			The portrait painter Hans Holbein the Younger became court painter to [[Henry VIII]], and he painted Henry's queens wearing dresses richly decorated with Blackwork. The [[double-running stitch]] employed in '''Blackwork''' is often called [[Holbein stitch]].
	* [http://www.lingerie-guide.org/lingerie-models.php Lingerie Models]

	* [http://www.eprom-dresses.com/ Prom Dresses]
			During its most popular period of usage, three distinct styles of blackwork emerge, all of which co-existed together.
	* [http://www.eprom-dresses.com/cheap-prom-dresses.php Cheap Prom Dresses]

	* [http://www.eprom-dresses.com/prom-dress-design.php Prom Dress Design]
			=== Design Features ===
	* [http://www.eprom-dresses.com/best-prom-dresses.php Best Prom Dresses]

	* [http://www.eprom-dresses.com/online-prom-dresses.php Online Prom Dresses]
			* <B>Linear, Reversable Blackwork</B> - This is the type of work that most people associate with blackwork. It is a usually a counted thread design (though this is not always the case), which is reversable, that is, it looks the same from the front and the back. This style tends to be linear in nature and was mostly used on collars and cuffs of clothing.
	* [http://www.eprom-dresses.com/plus-size-prom-dress.php Plus Size Prom Dress]

	* [http://www.eprom-dresses.com/ Prom dress]
			* Its popularity can be attested to by the fact that some form of blackwork can be seen in just about every surviving Tudor and Elizabethan portrait. One painter, Hans Holbein, detailed it so well that the stitch used to make this style of blackwork took on his name - Holbein Stitch. This type of blackwork can be done in either double running or back stitch.
	* [http://www.swimsuitguide.com/ Swimsuits]

	* [http://www.swimsuitguide.com/swimsuits.php Swimsuits]
			* <B>Free Form Style with Geometric Fill Patterns</B> - This is second most popular form of blackwork. This type of blackwork consists of free form shapes, (most popularly, flowers and leaves) that are then filled in with repeating geometric fill patterns. This type of blackwork was used extensively in the production of pillow covers and various forms of clothing, such as large sleeves, coifs, nightcaps, smocks and skirt foreparts.
	* [http://www.swimsuitguide.com/swimsuit-models.php Swimsuit Models]

			* <B>Free Form Outlined Motifs</B> - This type of blackwork comes in two versions.
			** The first is the use of scattered, individual motifs on items such as pillow beeres (cases) and other bed linens. These are usually done using stem or chain stitch.
			** The other form is a repetitive strapwork pattern, again done in [[stem stitch]] or [[chain stitch]]. Examples can be seen in the portraits of [[Henry VIII]] (shirts) and in skirt foreparts.


			=== Materials Used ===

			The most common materials for working blackwork in the [[16th Century]] were black [[silk]] thread on a white [[linen]] ground. Many such examples survive today.

			=== Stitches and Techniques ===

			* [[Holbein stitch]] or [[double-running stitch]] - used mostly for reversable blackwork, used on collars, cuffs and any items where both sides would be visible.
			* [[Stem stitch]] - used as an outline stitch when doing free form and geometric blackwork.
			* [[Braid]] or plaited stitches - used for making stems or adding texture to free form and geometric blackwork.

			=== Extant Pieces ===

			* Various Blackwork Pieces - http://images.vam.ac.uk/ (search for "blackwork")
			* The Coif Gallery - http://costume.dm.net/headwear/coifpics.html
			* Jacket and Skirt - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Crete/1581/bwgallery/go341.htm
			* Jacket - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Crete/1581/bwgallery/ge40.htm
			* Coif - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Crete/1581/bwgallery/ar50.htm
			* Smocks - http://costume.dm.net/va/smocks.html

			=== Links To Further Information ===

			* Blackwork Embroidery Archives - http://www.blackworkarchives.com/
			* Mistress Aspasia's Blackwork Info - http://www.geocities.com/aspasia_blackwork/
			* Elizabethan Practical Companion - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Crete/1581/bwgallery/
			* ANG - Blackwork: An Introduction - http://www.needlepoint.org/Archives/Blackwork/Article.htm
			* Fill Patterns from 16th C Embroideries - http://aeg.atlantia.sca.org/projects/howto/blackwork/
			* Bronwen's Blackwork Library - http://costume.dm.net/blackwork/
			* Kiara's Historic Blackwork Page - http://www.angelfire.com/zine/kiarapanther/embroidery/bw.html
			* Wikipedia - http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwork_Embroidery

			=== Sources / Further Reading ===
			* "Blackwork Embroidery Patterns" Jane D. Zimmerman. Self-published 1975
			* "Blackwork" Elizabeth Geddes & Moyra Mc Neill?. Dover, New York 1974
			* "Blackwork" Mary Gostelow. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York 1976
			* "Art of Blackwork Embroidery" Rosemary Drysdale. Scribner, New York 1975
			[[category:embroidery]]

210.214.91.137 at 21:03, 7 June 2006

2006-06-07T21:03:38Z

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			Lingerie has been dedicated to giving women of all sizes a discrete, safe way to buy beautiful intimate apparel online.
	'''Blackwork''' is a form of [[embroidery]] which involves the use of black thread on a white background fabric. Although black was the most popular colour, examples survive that use other colours, including red, blue and purple.
			Inside you will find everything from sexy and playful babydolls and teddies,to beautiful and romantic bustiers,chemises,
			and robes,everything you expect from one of the premier sources of lingerie on the net.

			* [http://www.lingerie-guide.org/ Lingerie]
	=== Background ===
			* [http://www.lingerie-guide.org/exotic-lingerie.php Exotic Lingerie]

			* [http://www.lingerie-guide.org/plus-size-lingerie.php Plus Size Lingerie]
	Blackwork became popular in [[England]] during the reign of [[Henry VIII]], and the style is often called Spanishe Worke, a name given to it due to its introduction to England being linked with the Henry's wife, [[Catherine of Aragon]].
			* [http://www.lingerie-guide.org/bridal-lingerie.php Bridal Lingerie]

			* [http://www.lingerie-guide.org/lingerie-models.php Lingerie Models]
	The portrait painter Hans Holbein the Younger became court painter to [[Henry VIII]], and he painted Henry's queens wearing dresses richly decorated with Blackwork. The [[double-running stitch]] employed in '''Blackwork''' is often called [[Holbein stitch]].
			* [http://www.eprom-dresses.com/ Prom Dresses]

			* [http://www.eprom-dresses.com/cheap-prom-dresses.php Cheap Prom Dresses]
	During its most popular period of usage, three distinct styles of blackwork emerge, all of which co-existed together.
			* [http://www.eprom-dresses.com/prom-dress-design.php Prom Dress Design]

			* [http://www.eprom-dresses.com/best-prom-dresses.php Best Prom Dresses]
	=== Design Features ===
			* [http://www.eprom-dresses.com/online-prom-dresses.php Online Prom Dresses]

			* [http://www.eprom-dresses.com/plus-size-prom-dress.php Plus Size Prom Dress]
	* <B>Linear, Reversable Blackwork</B> - This is the type of work that most people associate with blackwork. It is a usually a counted thread design (though this is not always the case), which is reversable, that is, it looks the same from the front and the back. This style tends to be linear in nature and was mostly used on collars and cuffs of clothing.
			* [http://www.eprom-dresses.com/ Prom dress]

			* [http://www.swimsuitguide.com/ Swimsuits]
	* Its popularity can be attested to by the fact that some form of blackwork can be seen in just about every surviving Tudor and Elizabethan portrait. One painter, Hans Holbein, detailed it so well that the stitch used to make this style of blackwork took on his name - Holbein Stitch. This type of blackwork can be done in either double running or back stitch.
			* [http://www.swimsuitguide.com/swimsuits.php Swimsuits]

			* [http://www.swimsuitguide.com/swimsuit-models.php Swimsuit Models]
	* <B>Free Form Style with Geometric Fill Patterns</B> - This is second most popular form of blackwork. This type of blackwork consists of free form shapes, (most popularly, flowers and leaves) that are then filled in with repeating geometric fill patterns. This type of blackwork was used extensively in the production of pillow covers and various forms of clothing, such as large sleeves, coifs, nightcaps, smocks and skirt foreparts.

	* <B>Free Form Outlined Motifs</B> - This type of blackwork comes in two versions.
	** The first is the use of scattered, individual motifs on items such as pillow beeres (cases) and other bed linens. These are usually done using stem or chain stitch.
	** The other form is a repetitive strapwork pattern, again done in [[stem stitch]] or [[chain stitch]]. Examples can be seen in the portraits of [[Henry VIII]] (shirts) and in skirt foreparts.


	=== Materials Used ===

	The most common materials for working blackwork in the [[16th Century]] were black [[silk]] thread on a white [[linen]] ground. Many such examples survive today.

	=== Stitches and Techniques ===

	* [[Holbein stitch]] or [[double-running stitch]] - used mostly for reversable blackwork, used on collars, cuffs and any items where both sides would be visible.
	* [[Stem stitch]] - used as an outline stitch when doing free form and geometric blackwork.
	* [[Braid]] or plaited stitches - used for making stems or adding texture to free form and geometric blackwork.

	=== Extant Pieces ===

	* Various Blackwork Pieces - http://images.vam.ac.uk/ (search for "blackwork")
	* The Coif Gallery - http://costume.dm.net/headwear/coifpics.html
	* Jacket and Skirt - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Crete/1581/bwgallery/go341.htm
	* Jacket - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Crete/1581/bwgallery/ge40.htm
	* Coif - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Crete/1581/bwgallery/ar50.htm
	* Smocks - http://costume.dm.net/va/smocks.html

	=== Links To Further Information ===

	* Blackwork Embroidery Archives - http://www.blackworkarchives.com/
	* Mistress Aspasia's Blackwork Info - http://www.geocities.com/aspasia_blackwork/
	* Elizabethan Practical Companion - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Crete/1581/bwgallery/
	* ANG - Blackwork: An Introduction - http://www.needlepoint.org/Archives/Blackwork/Article.htm
	* Fill Patterns from 16th C Embroideries - http://aeg.atlantia.sca.org/projects/howto/blackwork/
	* Bronwen's Blackwork Library - http://costume.dm.net/blackwork/
	* Kiara's Historic Blackwork Page - http://www.angelfire.com/zine/kiarapanther/embroidery/bw.html
	* Wikipedia - http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwork_Embroidery

	=== Sources / Further Reading ===
	* "Blackwork Embroidery Patterns" Jane D. Zimmerman. Self-published 1975
	* "Blackwork" Elizabeth Geddes & Moyra Mc Neill?. Dover, New York 1974
	* "Blackwork" Mary Gostelow. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York 1976
	* "Art of Blackwork Embroidery" Rosemary Drysdale. Scribner, New York 1975
	[[category:embroidery]]

Cian: category:embroidery

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category:embroidery

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	* "Blackwork" Mary Gostelow. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York 1976		* "Blackwork" Mary Gostelow. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York 1976
	* "Art of Blackwork Embroidery" Rosemary Drysdale. Scribner, New York 1975		* "Art of Blackwork Embroidery" Rosemary Drysdale. Scribner, New York 1975
			[[category:embroidery]]

Jeannette at 18:45, 2 June 2004

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	* <B>Linear, Reversable Blackwork</B> - This is the type of work that most people associate with blackwork. It is a usually a counted thread design (though this is not always the case), which is reversable, that is, it looks the same from the front and the back. This style tends to be linear in nature and was mostly used on collars and cuffs of clothing.		* <B>Linear, Reversable Blackwork</B> - This is the type of work that most people associate with blackwork. It is a usually a counted thread design (though this is not always the case), which is reversable, that is, it looks the same from the front and the back. This style tends to be linear in nature and was mostly used on collars and cuffs of clothing.

	* ~~It's~~ popularity can be attested to by the fact that some form of blackwork can be seen in just about every surviving Tudor and Elizabethan portrait. One painter, Hans Holbein, detailed it so well that the stitch used to make this style of blackwork took on his name - Holbein Stitch. This type of blackwork can be done in either double running or back stitch.		* Its popularity can be attested to by the fact that some form of blackwork can be seen in just about every surviving Tudor and Elizabethan portrait. One painter, Hans Holbein, detailed it so well that the stitch used to make this style of blackwork took on his name - Holbein Stitch. This type of blackwork can be done in either double running or back stitch.

	* <B>Free Form Style with Geometric Fill Patterns</B> - This is second most popular form of blackwork. This type of blackwork consists of free form shapes, (most popularly, flowers and leaves) that are then filled in with repeating geometric fill patterns. This type of blackwork was used extensively in the production of pillow covers and various forms of clothing, such as large sleeves, coifs, nightcaps, smocks and skirt foreparts.		* <B>Free Form Style with Geometric Fill Patterns</B> - This is second most popular form of blackwork. This type of blackwork consists of free form shapes, (most popularly, flowers and leaves) that are then filled in with repeating geometric fill patterns. This type of blackwork was used extensively in the production of pillow covers and various forms of clothing, such as large sleeves, coifs, nightcaps, smocks and skirt foreparts.

Jos at 04:03, 25 November 2003

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	Blackwork became popular in [[England]] during the reign of [[Henry VIII]], and the style is often called Spanishe Worke, a name given to it due to its introduction to England being linked with the Henry's wife, [[Catherine of Aragon]].		Blackwork became popular in [[England]] during the reign of [[Henry VIII]], and the style is often called Spanishe Worke, a name given to it due to its introduction to England being linked with the Henry's wife, [[Catherine of Aragon]].

	The portrait painter Hans Holbein the Younger became court painter to [[Henry VIII]], and he painted Henry's queens wearing dresses richly decorated with Blackwork. The double-running stitch employed in Blackwork is often called Holbein stitch.		The portrait painter Hans Holbein the Younger became court painter to [[Henry VIII]], and he painted Henry's queens wearing dresses richly decorated with Blackwork. The [[double-running stitch]] employed in '''Blackwork''' is often called [[Holbein stitch]].

	During its most popular period of usage, three distinct styles of blackwork emerge, all of which co-existed together.		During its most popular period of usage, three distinct styles of blackwork emerge, all of which co-existed together.
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	=== Materials Used ===		=== Materials Used ===

	The most common materials for working blackwork in the [[16th Century]] were black silk thread on a white linen ground. Many such examples survive today.		The most common materials for working blackwork in the [[16th Century]] were black [[silk]] thread on a white [[linen]] ground. Many such examples survive today.

	=== Stitches and Techniques ===		=== Stitches and Techniques ===

Jos at 03:51, 25 November 2003

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	* Bronwen's Blackwork Library - http://costume.dm.net/blackwork/		* Bronwen's Blackwork Library - http://costume.dm.net/blackwork/
	* Kiara's Historic Blackwork Page - http://www.angelfire.com/zine/kiarapanther/embroidery/bw.html		* Kiara's Historic Blackwork Page - http://www.angelfire.com/zine/kiarapanther/embroidery/bw.html
	* Wikipedia - http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Blackwork_embroidery~~		* Wikipedia - http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwork_Embroidery

	=== Sources / Further Reading ===		=== Sources / Further Reading ===

JakeVortex at 02:01, 25 November 2003

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	* Bronwen's Blackwork Library - http://costume.dm.net/blackwork/		* Bronwen's Blackwork Library - http://costume.dm.net/blackwork/
	* Kiara's Historic Blackwork Page - http://www.angelfire.com/zine/kiarapanther/embroidery/bw.html		* Kiara's Historic Blackwork Page - http://www.angelfire.com/zine/kiarapanther/embroidery/bw.html
	* Wikipedia - http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Blackwork~~		* Wikipedia - http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwork_embroidery

	=== Sources / Further Reading ===		=== Sources / Further Reading ===

JakeVortex at 02:00, 25 November 2003

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	* Bronwen's Blackwork Library - http://costume.dm.net/blackwork/		* Bronwen's Blackwork Library - http://costume.dm.net/blackwork/
	* Kiara's Historic Blackwork Page - http://www.angelfire.com/zine/kiarapanther/embroidery/bw.html		* Kiara's Historic Blackwork Page - http://www.angelfire.com/zine/kiarapanther/embroidery/bw.html
			* Wikipedia - http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwork

	=== Sources / Further Reading ===		=== Sources / Further Reading ===