disappointed

[mooselover13]

Thank God used books can be cheap!

I purchased Blackwork Embroidery by E. Geddes and M. McNeill, and there are a grand total of 2 pages of explanation of stitches.

I suppose it's great for someone looking for some historical support, but it sucks for someone trying to get a handle on the process.

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[merely_marcus]

That is sucky! Sorry to hear it.

Sillly Reb.
Why not ask me?
I've a fair bit from various sources such as the Royal Embroiderer's Guild & the Royal School of Needlework here at Windsor, some museum articles and a whole slew of needlwork books. I can scan and email in an afternoon's effort. You should also subscribe or get the addy for Attack Laurel's website/blackwork area. She does spectacular work and has a LJ account.

[mooselover13]

I've friended on to the attack_laurel's account here on LJ and will keep an eye out for blackwork over time.

I don't ask because I hate to put people out, and it's not like it's a serious endeavour of mine. I've got a piece that I'm going to start soonish that includes blackwork, and I thought I'd get to know more about it than I do now is all.

(http://www.inkcircles.com/IC/BFG.html, here's the piece)

[merely_marcus]

Thats good, AL does fab work and her research is superlative.

Offer stands -- scanner to my right. Embroidery books to the right rear of me, 16 to 20 inches from scanner and the books are not doing anything right at the moment. You won't get this chance again if I start packing up and storing books again Love. It also doesn't sound as if your questions were massively intensive so don't be shy if you need me to do a dwadle through them this weekend.

Hugs.

[mooselover13]

Okey dokey. I give. :)

I'm looking for explanations of actual working of blackwork. Pics or Diagrames are good, I can follow words too though. I just don't need to know how to design it because I'm just not creativly inclined like that. I know how to backstitch, but am gathering that blackwork tends to be different, and I don't see how to easily do the double running stitch on many cases. Does that make sense?

[merely_marcus]

uh ... nope but I am rushing out the door and not concentracting right now. You don't by some miracle Skype do you Hon? if you do, lets chat am mangal_sews.

There is traditional Blackwork (usually inspirational and derivative works) and there is period recreating Blackwork these days. I think you want the former and how it translates into a reality project.

[mooselover13]

I've seen Skype, but never used it.

This weekend is focused on getting the house re-organized furniture wise, and I find that that's almost more change than I can handle at one time. I'm going to hold off on anything new in creativity just now and focus on enjoying things that I've got going right now though. :)

What I'm trying to figure out is how you map your blackwork out in advance in your head so that you can use a double-running stitch and have it reversible on the front and back. Or is that not necessary. So many folks seem to think that reversability is the hallmark of blackwork.

[merely_marcus]

Skype is a blessing on the wallet