It’s been quite a while since I last posted about my Royal School of Needlework blackwork embroidery module. As it’s been quite a while since I’ve worked on it! However, in the last few months I was able to get back to class again and my blackwork has now been handed in for assessment! Woohoo! […]
Are you a fan of details? My attention to detail has often been commented on. I’ve always been drawn to little details. So getting into the details of Bracken’s facial features in my blackwork embroidery for the Royal School of Needlework certificate was something I looked forward to! Would that still have been the case
It’s been a little while since I’ve posted an update on my blackwork assessment piece for the Royal School of Needlework (RSN) certificate. I’ve enjoyed and learnt so much while stitching this piece. Meaning there’s loads I want to share! Today I’m going to focus on what I’ve learnt about creating texture in blackwork. I
One of the criteria for the Royal School of Needlework Certificate blackwork module is to have an area where you blend two or more stitch patterns together. This is perhaps one of the trickier parts of the module. So I of course wanted to jump straight into blending my blackwork stitches! Before starting the module,
I believe that embroidery nourishes our soul and has healing powers. It was a desire for this healing through stitch that lead me to create my blackwork rainbow. Back in the spring I got pretty ill, most likely with covid-19. When I was beginning to recover I wanted to start doing more again. Since my
If you’ve followed along with my previous posts (here and here), you’ll have seen that I did quite a bit of preparation work for my Royal School of Needlework blackwork module. Now I’m on the last step before starting to stitch, transferring my blackwork design onto the fabric. In my crewelwork module, I painted the
It’s felt very fitting to be able to release my blackwork rainbow embroidery pattern during Pride Month. I hope that with the heart inside the rainbow, it can be seen as a fitting celebration of the LGBTQ+ rainbow Pride flag. Unfortunately with all the lockdown measures, pride events around the world have had to be
In my last post I shared the first stages of the design process for my RSN Certificate Blackwork module. In this post I’m going to share with you another key part of my preparation – choosing the blackwork stitches. Blackwork is a counted embroidery technique that is worked by stitching geometric patterns. I think pretty
Having finished my first module of the Royal School of Needlework certificate (you can see my Jacobean crewelwork here), I was eager to start on my second module – blackwork. For the second module you have the choice between canvas stitches and blackwork. Since the beautiful blackwork embroideries of previous students were a big part
