Blackwork Style Victorian Ornament

Designed by Jill Cater Nixon

Blackwork embroidery is a beautiful, historical embroidery technique involving lines and patterns and colors and textures. We know that the technique has been used at least since the 16th century, and you may have seen paintings of royal figures wearing blackwork blouses in your local museum or history books. It primarily consists of outline and filling stitches worked in repeating patterns. Blackwork is so named because black silk thread was commonly used on white or light fabric-and often accented with gold threads-to decorate clothing and linens. Today, the technique of blackwork is innovative and exciting as we can choose colors that match our home decor and use metallic threads to play with light and texture.

This ornament design was created by British needlework designer Jill Cater Nixon using Kreinik's antique-finish Vintage Threads in braid and Blending Filament (for different light and texture effects). Enjoy the beautiful effects of these threads while making a simple yet elegant holiday ornament. Design size: 4 1/5 inches high on 16-count Aida

Materials needed:

• Kreinik Blending Filament in 003V Vintage Red
• Kreinik Very Fine (#4) Braid in 003V Vintage Red
• 16-count Aida cloth in natural, neutral or light tan color
• #24 Tapestry needle

Instructions:

Click here to download the FREE instructions for this design. You will need the Adobe Reader to view and print this file. If you have trouble downloading this file and would like us to send you a printed copy send a #10 SASE to: Blackwork Victorian Ornament, PO Box 1966, Parkersburg, WV 26102.