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Medieval Majesty Blackwork Design Chart Booklet
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Bring a bit of medieval majesty into your home with this intriguing blackwork embroidery design inspired by the intricate inlaid historic geometric marble in front of the high altar of Westminster Abbey.
This 50-page booklet contains easy-to-follow charts, detailed stitch diagrams, pathway diagrams, colour charts and photographs to help you work this design in back stitch or in reversible straight line stitches, as you wish.
It includes invaluable expert advice on starting and finishing threads, which stitches to use, which will give the best results, and why that you can apply to your stitching projects across the board – guaranteed to enhance the quality of your work across the board from historic needlework expert, Leon Conrad.
2nd Revised Edition - November 2019.
Materials required to work the design as specified:
A piece of 32 count evenweave linen c 50 cm (c 20 inches) square
4* skeins of Egyptian Night No P12 from The Ebony Collection of Silk Threads, or a black Pearl 12 silk thread equivalent (outlines)
5* cops of Charcoal No 330 from The Ebony Collection of Silk Threads, or a black 330 denier silk thread equivalent (fillings)
* (Add an extra skein of P12 and 2 extra cops of Charcoal No 330 if you are planning to stitch the blackwork in this design in Back Stitch. You may also wish to mount your linen fabric on a backing cloth such as a piece of polycotton sheeting or cotton batiste and stitch through both layers to eliminate the problem of threads showing through to the front.)
1 card each Rainbow Gallery Treasure Chest TC03 Gold (substitute with Rainbow Gallery Coronet Braid
82B Arctic Gold if unavailable) (inner borders) and TC08 Sunset (substitute with Rainbow Gallery Coronet Braid 81B Gold if unavilable) (outer borders)
No 24 Crewel and No 10 Sharp needles
White sewing cotton for basting; gold-yellow sewing cotton for couching down Rainbow Gallery threads
24-inch Slate Frame (recommended)
Optional (to work stand-alone ornament based on a design element as a test):
DMC Black and Gold Metallic Art 278 No 4251 (unfortunately discontinued) (substitute with Kreinik Blending Filament 202HL Aztec Gold High Lustre or Madeira FS 2/2 No 20 424 Antique Gold and/or 425 Sultan Gold (Try combining both threads in a balanced way for an original interpretation!)
Finishing
Conservation-grade mountboard cut to the size of your chosen frame aperture; mount and frame of your choice. Alternatively, this project can be finished as a wall-hanging in the style of your choice, for which you will need lining and interlining fabrics, and edging trim.
Design size
488 x 488 grid squares (c 39 cm (c 15.25 inches) square)
Stitches used
Straight Line Stitches, such as Running, Double Running, Back and Running Back Stitches, Couching Stitch
Grid/fabric ratio
1 Grid Square intersection = 1 hole in the fabric defined by 4 intersecting fabric threads around it
Skill level required
Intermediate
This 50-page booklet contains easy-to-follow charts, detailed stitch diagrams, pathway diagrams, colour charts and photographs to help you work this design in back stitch or in reversible straight line stitches, as you wish.
It includes invaluable expert advice on starting and finishing threads, which stitches to use, which will give the best results, and why that you can apply to your stitching projects across the board – guaranteed to enhance the quality of your work across the board from historic needlework expert, Leon Conrad.
2nd Revised Edition - November 2019.
Materials required to work the design as specified:
A piece of 32 count evenweave linen c 50 cm (c 20 inches) square
4* skeins of Egyptian Night No P12 from The Ebony Collection of Silk Threads, or a black Pearl 12 silk thread equivalent (outlines)
5* cops of Charcoal No 330 from The Ebony Collection of Silk Threads, or a black 330 denier silk thread equivalent (fillings)
* (Add an extra skein of P12 and 2 extra cops of Charcoal No 330 if you are planning to stitch the blackwork in this design in Back Stitch. You may also wish to mount your linen fabric on a backing cloth such as a piece of polycotton sheeting or cotton batiste and stitch through both layers to eliminate the problem of threads showing through to the front.)
1 card each Rainbow Gallery Treasure Chest TC03 Gold (substitute with Rainbow Gallery Coronet Braid
82B Arctic Gold if unavailable) (inner borders) and TC08 Sunset (substitute with Rainbow Gallery Coronet Braid 81B Gold if unavilable) (outer borders)
No 24 Crewel and No 10 Sharp needles
White sewing cotton for basting; gold-yellow sewing cotton for couching down Rainbow Gallery threads
24-inch Slate Frame (recommended)
Optional (to work stand-alone ornament based on a design element as a test):
DMC Black and Gold Metallic Art 278 No 4251 (unfortunately discontinued) (substitute with Kreinik Blending Filament 202HL Aztec Gold High Lustre or Madeira FS 2/2 No 20 424 Antique Gold and/or 425 Sultan Gold (Try combining both threads in a balanced way for an original interpretation!)
Finishing
Conservation-grade mountboard cut to the size of your chosen frame aperture; mount and frame of your choice. Alternatively, this project can be finished as a wall-hanging in the style of your choice, for which you will need lining and interlining fabrics, and edging trim.
Design size
488 x 488 grid squares (c 39 cm (c 15.25 inches) square)
Stitches used
Straight Line Stitches, such as Running, Double Running, Back and Running Back Stitches, Couching Stitch
Grid/fabric ratio
1 Grid Square intersection = 1 hole in the fabric defined by 4 intersecting fabric threads around it
Skill level required
Intermediate
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