tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559554049808417357.post1361566563513945348..comments2023-10-21T11:12:53.902-04:00Comments on Petticoat Junction: Blackwork that's not blackBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003598651497797034noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559554049808417357.post-3377280204916400752012-07-24T20:03:35.877-04:002012-07-24T20:03:35.877-04:00Thank you very much. I love learning about new th...Thank you very much. I love learning about new things, and sharing what I learn with others.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003598651497797034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559554049808417357.post-59126391025810772232012-07-24T20:02:23.539-04:002012-07-24T20:02:23.539-04:00Thanks for stopping by, and for following. I hope...Thanks for stopping by, and for following. I hope you continue to enjoy it here. I'll have to check out your blog sometime when kids aren't staring me down, waiting for their turn on the computer. :)Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003598651497797034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559554049808417357.post-23801801834976598472012-07-24T18:31:01.520-04:002012-07-24T18:31:01.520-04:00Very beautiful. I have never heard of blackwork b...Very beautiful. I have never heard of blackwork before. So glad you posted this...learning something new.Intentional Living Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865476434729958056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559554049808417357.post-65839188120747599722012-07-23T12:32:43.456-04:002012-07-23T12:32:43.456-04:00Although blackwork was known in England prior to 1...Although blackwork was known in England prior to 1500, and was done in many different areas of the world, it reached the height of it's popularity in Tudor England. Catherine of Aragon is credited for popularizing it, and because of that, blackwork was sometimes referred to as Spanish work. It was frequently used to decorate collars and cuffs, and the repetitive decorations, like the ones I used, eventually morphed into much more complex designs that included fruit and flower motifs. Sometimes, border designs similar to the ones above were stitched so that they were reversible. It was also occasionally done in red and referred to as scarletwork.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003598651497797034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559554049808417357.post-56751853788927426832012-07-23T12:18:24.185-04:002012-07-23T12:18:24.185-04:00Thank you very much!Thank you very much!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003598651497797034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559554049808417357.post-54375765147465358772012-07-23T09:14:41.396-04:002012-07-23T09:14:41.396-04:00I'm familiar with redwork embroidery, but have...I'm familiar with redwork embroidery, but haven't ever heard of blackwork. Do you know when this was most popular in history? I could see a lost of cool applications for something like this. Oh my, something else to add to the hobby list... :)BoPeephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07374713332198134834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559554049808417357.post-84228568397104393722012-07-23T05:02:32.328-04:002012-07-23T05:02:32.328-04:00Very pretty! I had never heard of this craft befo...Very pretty! I had never heard of this craft before, will definitely be looking it up.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12261179479821073705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559554049808417357.post-20401173297960636872012-07-22T00:29:48.031-04:002012-07-22T00:29:48.031-04:00Thank you! I'm glad you like them and I encou...Thank you! I'm glad you like them and I encourage you to give them a try. They turn out so pretty.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003598651497797034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559554049808417357.post-28159258965735836932012-07-21T21:37:54.803-04:002012-07-21T21:37:54.803-04:00Wow! okay now I want to cross stitch! So cool! Tha...Wow! okay now I want to cross stitch! So cool! Thanks for the introduction. :)Amber Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16199175996128813129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559554049808417357.post-35227665382979137962012-07-21T21:33:09.858-04:002012-07-21T21:33:09.858-04:00Those are really neat! Now I'm going to have t...Those are really neat! Now I'm going to have to look up blackwork... :)Amber Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16199175996128813129noreply@blogger.com