Beginner's Guide to Blackwork

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Summary: Most inspirational blackwork book!
Review: If you'd rather do blackwork than read about it, this is the book for you. This book is the best I've seen for blackwork patterns. These have a distinct medieval style to them which I love. The book includes graphs and photos of the finished motifs which I find helpful. Blackwork is relatively simple and one need not agonize over a few stitches and fabric choices. This book makes you want to pick up the needle and get started.

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Summary: A Great Book on Blackwork!
Review: This book is very well written. It includes not only basics for the beginner, but wonderful charts for the experienced stitcher to work from. There is a brief history of blackwork. The section covering materials and equipment needed does a good job of briefly covering the items most commonly available to all stitchers. Other sections include: laying out a design, choosing fabric, tips on stitches and framing your finished piece. There are around 100 charts in the book including fill-in patterns, borders, and an alphebet. All in all, a great source book.