ADDITIONAL IMAGES ABOVE SHOW HANDSTITCHED BLACKWORK SAMPLES FROM THE BACK. FROM REVERSE, THESE PANELS ALSO SHOW TONAL EFFECTS.
Graduation of tone using cross stitch and only black and white threads of varying thicknesses.TONAL EFFECTS USING THE TECHNIQUE OF BLACKWORK
A simple design showing how lines and detail can be added to make the pattern appear darker.BLACKWORK TONAL COLUMNS
Pattern development to create darker/lighter tone. Worked from pattern created on graph paper in previous exercise.
Spacing between stitches used to control the tone. The first few rows are overlapped.
Different thicknesses of threads used to create darker/lighter tone.
This is an example of blackwork that I created in a previous course, showing a combination of methods to control tone.
hi julia your tonal colums of blackwork are remarkable. The shading is wunderfull.and i like the vintage look of your embroidery.
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Your blackwork is beautiful. I love the different ways you have found of changing the shading. I'm looking forward to doing the blackwork (if I ever get that far!)
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