Blackwork

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Blackwork The Royal School of Needlework teaches hand embroidery to the highest standard, developing techniques in new & innovative ways. This series of Essential Stitch Guides provides expert tuition on a variety of techniques. In this guide to blackwork, Graduate Apprentice & tutor, Becky Hogg, shows how to develop many different patterns from the basic blackwork stitches, using detailed instructions & beautiful examples of traditional & contemporary embroideries. There is a fascinating look at the history of blackwork, a guide to the materials needed, & then a detailed look at the stitches used. These are then developed into a huge variety of beautiful patterns, & finally there is a guide to varying the look of these patterns through the use of different shading techniques. There are inspiring embroideries throughout the book, both historical pieces & contemporary works by the author & other RSN apprentices. About the Author Becky Hogg achieved a first class honours degree in Textiles at Loughborough School of Art, then specialised in traditional hand embroidery as a Graduate Apprentice at the Royal School of Needlework, where she learned blackwork, goldwork, silk shading & whitework. She worked in the studios of the Royal School of Needlework for nine years on diverse & prestigious commissions including replica curtains for the Royal Opera House & the Commonwealth banner for the Queens Jubilee. She now works freelance from her London studio & teaches hand embroidery at art colleges & at the Royal School of Needlework.