Embroidery Samples

Experimenting with Blackwork patterns using natural wool thread, silver threads, and beads.

The larger square is set up as follows: top to bottom- darker patterns moving to lighter at the bottom, left column is only wool threads, middle is wool mixed with silver threads, and right column is only silver threads. For the lighter to darker movement, I chose traditional blackwork patterns that were deconstructions and mutations of each other. As you move towards the darker patterns, all elements of the previous block are repeated and new elements added.