Where can I get this blackwork kit

by Valerie
(UK)

Hi, i have recently seen this blackwork framed picture for sale on ebay and would love to try stitching it myself. I have asked the lady who is selling the picture but she does not have the chart any more and can't remember where she got it from. Does anyone have any ideas if i could get it and where from? Thanks

Carol comments...

Sorry to be so late in replying to your plea, Val. You may have already found the elusive blackwork pattern by now.

Although I haven't seen this particular design before, Val, it does seem to bear a resemblance to the work of Leon Conrad, another British designer. I am not sure if he has his own web site, but a search for his name did bring up a number of well known companies that sell his designs.

I have had the pleasure of meeting Leon at the big shows on a number of occasions and he is a wonderful person and very skilled. He likes to stitch with silk, rather than stranded cotton and has put together packs of different thicknesses of silk that are lovely to work with.

I hope you are able to find the pattern if you haven't already.