Links - General Sites, Costume Sites, Blogs

"And these shurts are wrought through out with nedle work of silke, and such like, and curiouslie stitched with open seame, and many other knackes besydes, more than I can describe..."
Phillip Stubbes, "Anatomie of Abuses", 1583

Sundry Blackwork Sites-

Article on period techniques and styles

Collection of original patterns based on historic style.

Yahoo group for modern and historic blackwork

Interesting article!

from Lesley Wilkins. Under construction, but should be grand

Concise overview of the period

The "roots" of it all.

PDF from Jane Stockton - wonderful resource on the "scrollwork" style of blackwork

Blackwork books and articles.

16th century costuming

all things "E"

Eclectic - a good read!

All things Iberian -loads of images

Italian Costuming- beautiful!

Blackworkers' Blogs

"Minerva Anguissola". by S.Anguissola 1564

Milwaukee Art Museum

Here's mine, now show me yours....

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