The first two Elizabethan blackwork embroidery patterns are now available on spoonflower print-on-demand, as fabric, wrapping paper, and wallpaper.
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I’ve been transcribing some more blackwork embroidery patterns, so, I present to you, six more Elizabethan transcriptions for your reference and use.
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I have transcribed two more Elizabethan freehand blackwork embroidery patterns, both from extant smocks in the Victoria and Albert Museum collections.  I was very excited to find the museum listing for the lattice pattern.  I have admired the embroidery design on Pinterest for years, but the link was no longer any good and I had failed
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Flat silk on linen. This is how the blackwork forehead cloth looked on Yule. I think I am about halfway done.
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Progress on the blackwork embroidered forehead cloth. I have now done approximately one-and-one-half repetitions of the pattern, out of roughly eight total.
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I have made a little progress on the blackwork embroidered forehead cloth. I am working it almost entirely in stem stitch and running stitch.
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I have started work on a new embroidery project, based on Elizabethan English historic pieces. It’s a forehead cloth which I am blackwork embroidering.
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This ensemble is a blue herringbone Elizabethan renaissance Irish dress, reenactment style. The chemise is an Irish style liene, and she is wearing a single underskirt. I drafted and created this piece in 2000, but took these pictures in February of 2013.
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This is the latest project on my sewing machine. It is tabbed conical stays, with two layers of corset coutil for the core, and a cover of peacock silk taffeta. It is partially boned, and will include a busk pocket in the front. The lining will be white cotton muslin. Presently, the cover and core are sewn together, and the boning channels have been created.
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This is a plain, natural colored, 100% cotton muslin, floor-length chemise. At the customer’s request, it has elastic on the neck and wrists. Instead of a gusset at the armpit, it has a long gore which starts on the underside of the sleeve and widens to the hem, giving more legroom. The hem is unfortunately
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