New sewing & blackwork project

[kimikosews]

I realized I need a new smock. Specifically I need a new smock that will have blackwork on it, since my old blackwork shirt is old, sad looking, and was not good embroidery to begin with (it was my first attempt at blackwork using waste cloth). It will be a high-necked Elizabethan smock, to go with my MAAS kirtle & Gown. So the blackwork must be

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[bwliadain]

Looking forward to seeing the finished product!

[kimikosews]

So do I. :-) And thank you again.

[toothlesshag]

WOW, I wish I had that kind of machine.

If I had, I wouldn't have slaved all those hours on all my blackwork.

But now I am addicted to it: 2 cuffs, one partlet, 2 mens cuffs, one men's collar, one wedding sampler, and half a pocket later. And before this I had never done hand-anything in my whole life.

But I've learned which patterns go fast and which do not. The size you are talking about would surely take more than a week.

[toothlesshag]

Also, LOVE that pattern.

[kimikosews]

The blackwork pattern is one for the hand. I have an embroidery machine, but it can't do anything beyond a 4"x4" design, and is rather old. I rarely use it. I prefer hand embroidered designs. I guess I wasn't that clear it is for hand embroidery, sorry.