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Designs of Joy
Custom needlework charts and kits for counted thread embroidery from photographs or drawings. Assisi, hardanger and blackwork free patterns.
http://www.designsofjoy.com/patterns/9906.html |
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Hoo-Ah Designs Cross Stitch
Counted cross stitch designs from Adrienne A. R. Brooks.
http://www.hooahdesigns.com/ |
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Blackwork Embroidery Archives
Original blackwork designs by Paula Katherine Marmor inspired by historical needlework of sixteenth and seventeenth century England.
http://www.pacificnet.net/~pmarmor/bwarch.html |
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Aion Needlecrafts
A British cross stitch site with original cross stitch and blackwork designs by Christine-Ann Martin, a complete listing of UK needlework sites, a popular cross stitch penpals page, online stitch-to-fabric calculator and more!
http://www.Aion-Needlecrafts.co.uk/ |
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Affordable Splendour
UK designers producing kits and charts, inspired by traditional needlework and fine art.Also blackwork.
http://www.affordable-splendour.com/ |
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16th Century Blackwork Samplers
A discussion of blackwork techniques and reversibility, personal observations of one stitcher and illustrations of completed samplers.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/4756/blckwrk.htm |
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16th and 17th Century Coifs
Information on stitchery and blackwork and pictures of coifs of the period, including some with blackwork.
http://www.dnaco.net/~aleed/corsets/headwear/coifpics.html |
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17th Century Metal and Purl Embroidery
A short history of metal embroidery techniques in the 17th century and tips for trying it yourself.
http://www.kipar.org/costumes_embroidery_metal.html |
