Traditional Blackwork Samplers by Lesley Wilkins

Traditional Blackwork Samplers by Lesley Wilkins

This timeless sixteenth century embroidery technique originated in Spain Beautiful patterns were worked on to clothing as decoration and later on blackwork designs were used to embellish household items. Inspired by the past, Lesley Wilkins illustrates her techniques with a whole host of flowers, plants, birds, animals and figures. She covers everything - from what materials to use and working with a chart, to getting started and how to stitch. Taking samplers as a theme, she creates an exquisite range of designs using black, red and gold threads Borders are built up by repeating and joining motifs, and clear step-by-step photographs accompany the author's comprehensive instructions. All the designs are charted, with inspirational pictures of embroideries showing how to build up finished designs.

Summer 05

If you would like to learn about Blackwork, then this is the book for youIt has an attractive format with clear pictures and diagrams. I had always thought that this type of embroidery had to be done in black, but the author shows numerous examples of samplers worked in colour. The introduction gives the historical perspective and explains a bit about the origin of the patterns. The step by step instructions are beautifully clear, and the charts of the stitches for making the samplers range from simple to complicated. There is enough to challenge the more experienced embroiderer, with pictures and diagrams of birds and animals, to give ample ideas for design.

* West Country Embroiderers *

Dec 05/Jan 06

...offers a rich source of new ideas and inspiration to both novice and experienced embroiderers. This timeless 16th century embroidery technique originated in Spain. Inspired by the past, Lesley Wilkins illustrates her techniques with a whole host of flowers, plants, birds, animals and figures. She covers everything, from materials and working with a chart, to getting started and how to stitch. Taking samplers as a theme she creates an exquisite range of designs using black, red and gold. All the designs are charted, with inspirational pictures of embroideries showing how to build up finished designs.

* Embroiderer's Guild Stitch *

Lesley Wilkins discovered embroidered samplers on a school visit to the V&A Museum in London when she was 10, and has been hooked ever since. Her fascination with the craft led her to become not only an embroiderer of extraordinary skill, but also an expert in the history of blackwork and embroidered samplers. She has collected thousands of patterns from all over the world, and her own work is inspired by historical motifs, patterns and borders. Her designs have appeared in Needlecraft, Needlework and Stitch magazines, and she also edited her own Blackwork magazine and embroidered sampler magazine Antique Samplerstitcher for 9 years, all of which can be found on Etsy. She is now editing Quaker Samplers magazine. Now retired from local government, Lesley self-publishes a variety of embroidered projects, especially Quaker style, online. You can visit her Etsy shop: etsy.com/uk/shop/QuakerSamplerDelight. Lesley lives in Derbyshire, UK.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781844480227
ISBN 10	1844480224
Title	Traditional Blackwork Samplers
Author	Lesley Wilkins
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Search Press Ltd
Year published	2004-11-03
Number of pages	64
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.