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BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO BLACKWORK Soft back book, 64 pages, written by Leslie Wilkins and published by Search Press Needlecrafts. Lesley Wilkins shows how to create traditional blackwork embroideries using simple stitches on evenweave fabric. Step-by-step photographs and a wealth of charts illustrates how traditional motifs, patterns and borders can be combined to create stunning designs. This book particularly useful when working your own designs as there is a photograph of the blackwork pattern worked on the fabric next to the paper pattern, this gives you a better idea for which pattern to use on the embroidery. BOOK COST (MBBB) Beginners Guide to Blackwork Book: $22.95 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.

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EASING INTO BLACKWORK Soft back book, 27 pages, written by Mary Hickmott and published by Creative Crafts Publishing. This beginners blackwork embroidery book gives you the basics to blackwork embroidery with some simple blackwork designs to work. BOOK COST (MBEB) Easing into Blackwork Book: $25.95 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.

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BLACKWORK Soft back book, 48 pages, written by Leslie Barnett and published by Simon & Schuster. This book covers everything from creating a design to choice of fabric, threads and stitches with many stitch diagrams and suggested patterns. A host of beautiful Blackwork pictures, both traditional and modern will inspire any enthusiast and there are even ideas for working with coloured threads. The book covers a wide range of pictorial ideas for designs in Blackwork by a variety of embroiderers and is a inspiration to stretch the mind. Some particular favourites of mine from this book is the Goldalming Youth Orchestra by Sonia Head which is good example of working the Blackwork embroidery with out outlines to emphasize the edges, and Leslie Barnett's  Blackwork patterns worked as a sampler on hand made felt variegating the colour of the felt and the colour of the thread from Black to White. BOOK COST (MBB) Blackwork Book: $25.95 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.

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THE ART OF ENGLISH BLACKWORK Soft back book ring bound, 187 pages, written and published by Jane D. Zimmerman. The Art of English Blackwork is a great reference book, it is packed with graphed Blackwork patterns that can be incorporated into a design for Blackwork. This is book is designed for those who wish to create their own Blackwork embroideries. There are no set designs to work from the book, that is left up to your imagination. When creating your designs for Blackwork, the designs should have large open areas to establish a repeat Blackwork pattern i.e. flowers with large petals and leaves. Jane explains how to transfer the design onto the fabric then all you have to do is choose one of the many Blackwork patterns featured in the book. This book makes a good accompaniment for my Blackwork kits. If you are concerned about making your own Blackwork designs, try one of my kits first to learn the process. BOOK COST (MBAEB) The Art of English Blackwork Book: $62.00 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.

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TRADITONAL BLACKWORK SAMPLERS Soft back book, 64 pages, written by Leslie Wilkins and published by Search Press Needlecrafts. Step by Step photographs and clear charts show how simple stitches on evenweave fabric can be used to create wonderful historical samplers. This book features some great bands, alphabets and animal and floral motifs to create your own sampler. The book also has some beautiful charted samplers to be worked. BOOK COST (MBTSB) Traditional Blackwork Samplers Book: $22.95 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.

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WHY CALL IT BLACKWORK? Soft back book, 36 pages, written by Marion Scoular and published by Indelible Inc. This is my favourite Blackwork book for choosing designs for my Blackwork projects. Marion gives excellent tips and instructions for design inspiration, choice of patterns, shading, how to transfer a design and 14 pages of Blackwork patterns with about 18 designs on one page. It is a very valuable book if you are inspired to create your own designs. This book makes a good accompaniment for my Blackwork kits. If you are concerned about making your own Blackwork designs, try one of my kits first to learn the process. BOOK COST (MBB?) Why Call it Blackwork? Book: $25.95 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.

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Royal School of Needlework Book Embroidery Techniques (My Choice Book) Soft back book, 160 pages, text by Sally Saunders, designs by Anne Butcher and Debra Barrett, published by Brassey's. A very Comprehensive Embroidery technique book produced by the Royal School of Needlework where I took my three year training in hand embroidery - apprenticeship course and spent a further two years in the workroom. See my Personal History for more details. Recommended for all embroiderers. The book has sixteen step-by-step projects ranging from easy to hard in four embroidery techniques. It is a valuable source of reference and a beautiful book for the needle crafter's library. This book is great accompaniment for any of my embroidery techniques. BOOK COST (MBRSN) Royal School of Needlework EmbroideryTechniques: $32.95 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs. Book includes the following: Four main chapters explore the popular techniques of silk shading, Goldwork, crewel work and Blackwork. A detailed introductory section discusses preparation and finishing for needlework. Each Embroidery technique features a historical background, a comprehensive stitch glossary and four designs with step by step instructions and photographs. Designs include a crewel work Jacobean leaf sampler, a aged face in Blackwork, a silk work Iris and an intricate Goldwork purse. History of the Royal School of Needlework Founded in 1872 by Queen Victoria's third daughter, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, the school enjoys the patronage of members of the Royal Family. H.M. Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, is the School's current Patron and its President is H.R.H. the Duchess of Glouchester. The Royal School of Needlework specializes in the restoration and conservation of all textiles using traditional hand embroidery techniques. The School's main objective is to ensure that the traditional skills of hand embroidery are passed on to the next generation. As well as short courses in a variety of needlework techniques, they run an apprenticeship scheme and a one year certification course that attracts keen embroiderers from all over the country and abroad. Visit the Royal School of Needlework site for more information.

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