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Blackwork Samplers make great cushions/pillowsTraditionally blackwork samplers were stitched to learn and show off new stitches and patterns. You can do the same thing today with these delightful blackwork embroidery patterns.If you would like to order any of these designs as complete kits (materials and chart) please call 01529 461056. You can order the blackwork charts to download to your computer below. If you like blackwork you might like to browse my complete range by using the links on the right hand side of this page or by visiting my main blackwork page.
Blackwork chess board
16 different patterns using black and gold metallic threads make up the centre of this blackwork chess board pattern. Surrounded by the chessmen themselves this design is a winner for any chess player.Design size: 16.9 x 16.9" (on 14 count) Downloadable Chart £6.00
Kim from Birmingham, England shares a photograph of her blackwork chess board complete with hard carved pieces. Garden Sampler
Two greens and a gold metallic thread are used to create this interpretation of a knot garden. This blackwork sampler looks good framed or made into a cushion.Design size: 12 x 12 inches Downloadable Chart £3.50
Sheila from Tyne and Wear, England chose to work her garden sampler in a variegated thread. Maze sampler
A partner design to the blackwork sampler above, the maze sampler is worked in black and gold.Design size: 12 x 12 inches Downloadable Chart £3.50 Blackwork Motif Sampler
A very versatile blackwork sampler design, the motif sampler can be stitched whole or parts can be used for smaller projects.Design size: 12 x 12 inches Downloadable Chart £3.50 Tudor Oak
A pretty repeating pattern of oak leaves is used on this cushion design.Design size: 15 x 15 inches Downloadable Chart £5.00 Pincushion You can stitch this mini blackwork sampler and make it up into a pincushion or choose to stitch just one square as a doll's house cushion (i.e. 1/12th scale). Downloadable Chart £1.50
The History of samplersWe have been stitching samplers for hundreds of years, in fact there are surviving samplers from the 15th and 16th centuries. They were originally used to collect samples of new patterns for the needleworker to look back on. Back then books of patterns were not easily available.They were not meant to be framed, rather being an ongoing project throughout the stitcher's lifetime. As such they were treasured and often passed down through the generations and are now looked upon as heirlooms. The Victoria and Albert Museum houses the oldest surviving sampler. It was stitched by Jane Bostocke and is dated 1598. Various types of sampler were popular during the ages. Band samplers (like the one featured in my Stitchin'Time ezine were often made in the 16th Century. They used narrow bands of fabric due to its expense. All kinds of stitching techniques were used on these samplers, not just blackwork.
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