New! - Book - Blackwork

Just re-issued, this is an excellent guide to the ever- popular technique of Blackwork.
Inspired by the past, Lesley Wilkins illustrates her techniques with a whole host of wonderful designs flowers, plants, birds, animals and figures. She covers everything from the materials to use and working with a chart, to getting started and how to stitch. Patterns are created by small stitched units which are combined in many different ways some heavily textured, some delicate and light. Borders can be built up by repeating and joining motifs. Clear step-by-step photographs accompany the author's comprehensive instructions, and the motifs, borders, fill-in patterns and images are all charted, with inspirational pictures of embroideries showing how to build up finished designs.

Contains 110 colour illustrations which give clear step-by-step photographs to show all the techniques and stitches needed to recreate the designs.

Paperback - 64 pages