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Windmill blackwork needlework designsNot all blackwork needlework is done in black! You will find many coloured blackwork designs here at needlework tips and techniques, including these pretty little windmills.Quick and easy to stitch they can be framed or mounted in a greetings card when finished. The buttons beside each picture allow you to order the kit or printed chart, which you will receive by post. You will notice an arrow beside the fabric, when ordering a kit. By clicking this you can choose which fabric you would like included in your kit. If you would like further information see the page on choosing embroidery fabrics. If you order the kit, you will also get the chart inside the pack, there is no need to order it separately.
Windmill 1
Let's start with a cylindrical Tower mill, made from brick. The cap on top of these mills could be turned, to position the sails into the wind. A delight to stitch with 9 different fill patterns and a little cross stitch. Blackwork patterns have been picked carefully to resemble trees, flower beds, brick walls etc. and are stitched in three shades of blue DMC embroidery floss. Design size: 4.4 x 5.3" inches (61 x 74 stitches) on 14 count - (Use our handy calculator if you want to use a different fabric count). Chart £2.50 currency convertor Complete kit £4.99
Windmill 2
Our next blackwork needlework design is a Smock mill, named after the garment farmers used to wear. Made from wooden planks in a hexagonal or octagonal form, again the cap can be turned into the wind leaving the rest of the building stationary. A typically English windmill, this type was often found in the county of Kent. This design uses 7 blackwork patterns.Design size: 4.8 x 5.6 inches on 14 count (67 x 79 stitches) - Use our handy calculator if you want to use a different fabric count Chart £2.50 currency convertor Complete Kit £4.99
Windmill 3
Lastly we have a open trestle Post mill, where the whole windmill is turned around a vertical post. Again English, these were, and still are, to be found in Kent and Cambridgeshire. The easiest of the three, this blackwork needlework design only uses 3 blackwork fills and some cross stitch. Design size: 4.2 x 5.6 inches on 14 count (59 x 79 stitches) - Use our handy calculator if you want to use a different fabric count Chart £2.50 currency convertor Complete Kit £4.99
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