LINKS OF DIVERS SORTS

"Whit was hir Smok, an Broyden al bifore,
   And eke bihynde, on hir coler aboute,
   Of colblak silk withinne and eke without..."
     Geoffrey Chaucer, "The Miller's Tale".  
Unlikely to be blackwork as we know it, but what a great description all the same.
PictureToschi, M.Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
 BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND BOOKS

ANTIQUE PATTERN LIBRARY - PDFs of a gazillion old needlework books
BLACKWORK ARCHIVES - Paula Marmor's great bibliography
FLOWERS OF THE NEEDLE - Kathryn Goodwyn's excellent embroidery page


PictureBritish School, Royal Collection, UK
COSTUMING SITES 


​A GENTLEWOMAN"S ACCOUNTS all things Tudor
EXTREME COSTUMING - the Attack Laurel
REALM OF VENUS - all things Italian costuming
SPANISH SEAMSTRESS - Mistress Beatriz's blog of All Things Iberian

PictureHolbein, M. de Arte Sao Paolo
  IMAGE GALLERIES


16th CENT. NEEDLEWORK  - numerous links to surviving pieces
BLACKWORK GALLERY - nice selection of images
A GENTLEWOMAN"S TUDOR RESEARCH - great early period resources
TUDOR ENGLAND - IMAGES gallery of portraits

PictureBritish School; Tate Gallery, London
MUSEUMS


VICTORIA AND ALBERT  - searchable; many many embroidered items
WEB GALLERY OF ART - THE place to find the works of every artist
WHITWORTH GALLERY - great collection (search engine can be annoying)


PictureBronzino; Royal Collection, UK
TUTORIALS

GETTING STARTED IN BLACKWORK EMBROIDERY -basics
BACKSTITCH - picture/text tutorial
BLACKWORK EMBROIDERY STEP BY STEP - a great video from Ajisai Press
PLAITED BRAID STITCH - photos and video
TEN TIPS FOR DESIGNING BLACKWORK - modern design