Practical Blackwork/ Stitchin'Vixen Designs

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Practical Blackwork/ Stitchin'Vixen Designs

"Item for Embraudering of ij Coyfes of Lawne, thone richlie wrought with black Silke and gold, thother with black silk and silver..."
Michaelmas warrant, 1594

Because at some point I'm going to have to pay NEXT year's rent!

"Unknown Woman" by Netherlandish Artist, 1530s

Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

Where to Find Our Patterns-  We're hard at work setting up the e-store for
Practical Blackwork  and Stitchin' Vixen patterns - please be patient with us as we herd cats!
         In the meantime, if you see something here you GOTTA have soonest, drop us a
line at liadain@practicalblackwork.com .

We started this site a year ago with 6 designs; the line has now outgrown this single page, and so we have "divvied up" for easier loading!
Please click the links below to view the designs in each category.

"History" Blackwork Designs

Our historically-inspired counted-thread blackwork designs are charted for square-necked and collared garments, double and single bands, companion designs, and small motifs for use on historic or modern clothing, household linens, and decorative items.

Blackwork Samplers

Fun and decorative samplers, with roots in needlework history.

"Little Fancies"

Small front-and-back patterns for use in all sorts of ways, and for all kinds of little items from pincushions and biscornu to linens to Christmas ornaments, or any pretty thing you imagine.

DETAIL OF PANEL, 16TH CENTURY

PRIVATE COLLECTION

  Stitchin' Vixen Designs will bring you all the scrollwork birds, beasts, bugs, fruits, flowers, and vines your heart desires, all from historic sources; each design sheet will be devoted to a different "species". (You will be AMAZED at how many different snails there are in period embroideries!)

      S-V Design "ad" pics are still under construction, so here's a cool period piece to look at while you imagine the possibilities...

"Portrait of a Warrior{ Dosso Dossi, 1530s

The Uffizi, Florence

Lots more on the drawing board - and coming soon to an SCA event, Ren Faire, or online store near you!
(Okay. Done with playing pitchperson now! Back to playing with needles!)

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