needlework

Upcoming needlework shows in Italy

Our blackwork embroideries will be on show at the following events:

  • FILI MAGICI – 5th Edition

Needlework exhibition in the Renaissance Della Rovere Castle in Vinovo, near Turin (Piedmont, Italy).
57 Italian and French exhibitors will show 54 different techniques of embroidery and lace.

FILI MAGICI 2016


Castello della Rovere, Vinovo (TO), Italy

Dates and schedule: from 20/05/2016 to 22/05/2016
Friday 20 May 2016: from 15.00 to 19.30
Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 May 2016: from 9.30 to 19.00

Entrance: 5,00 Euros (free for children under 12)

FOR MORE INFO:
Website: www.filimagici-vinovo.it
Email: Gisella Tamagno – gisellarte@gmail.com


Fili Magici 2014

Above: some pics of the previous edition of Fili Magici

  • DI FILO IN FILO – 15th Edition

Textile art fair hosted in the Filatoio Rosso, the oldest silk factory in Europe, built in 1676-1678 by Giovanni Girolamo Galleani, and now museum.

Di filo in filo 2016


Filatoio Rosso, Caraglio (CN), Italy

Dates and schedule: from 11/06/2016 to 12/06/2016
Saturday 11 June 2016: from 14.00 to 19.00
Sunday 12 June 2016: from 9.00 to 19.00

Entrance: Free

FOR MORE INFO:
Website: www.comune.caraglio.cn.it


Filatoio Rosso - Caraglio

Filatoio Rosso – Caraglio

  • MOSTRA DEL RICAMO E DEL TESSUTO – VALTOPINA – 17th Edition

Embroidery and textile exhibition in Valtopina, near Perugia, in the beautiful Umbrian region.
The event will host nearly 90 exhibitors from Italy and from many foreign countries.

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Valtopina (PG), Italy

Dates and schedule: from 02/09/2016 to 04/09/2016
Friday 2 September 2016: 10.30-13.00/15.00-20.00
Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 September 2016: 9.00-13.00/15.00-20.00

Entrance: 6,00 Euros

FOR MORE INFO:
Website: www.mostravaltopina.it
Email: ricamovaltopina@libero.it


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Ricami diVini 2015: embroideries and wines in the hills of Monferrato, Italy

Ricami Divini Rosignano MonferratoOn the weekend of the 23rd and 24th of May 2015, the town of Rosignano Monferrato in Piedmont, Italy, will host an interesting exhibition of needlework: Ricami diVini. Protagonists of the event will be, of course, the embroideries, but also the internationally renowned wines produced in these valleys, including Barbera, Grignolino, Cortese and Freisa.
The Monferrato hills, together with Langhe and Roero, have recently been recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, for their typical tuff cellars (infernot) and vineyards. In this wonderful location, Ricami diVini will feature the works of famous Italian and French needlework designers.

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We will be there too, and will present a new pattern designed for this occasion: “Sparrows and grapes“.
Here is a preview…

Sparrows and grapes - Ajisai Designs

The chart will be available worldwide after the exhibit.


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Rosignano Monferrato (AL), Italy

Dates and schedule:

  • Saturday 23rd May 2015: needlework exhibition from 16.30 to 19.00 (Teatro Ideal, free entrance)
  • Sunday 24th May 2015: needlework exhibition from 9.00 to 19.00 (Teatro Ideal, free entrance)
    During the whole day: free wine tastings, traditional dances, guided tours through the infernot cellars and the historical and natural beauties of the area.

For more info, visit the official blog:

www.ricamidivini.it


 

Birth of a design: Blackwork orchids

… Inspiration …

orchids 1

orchids 2

orchids 3

orchids 4

… Ink Sketch …

blackwork orchids - Ink sketch

… Final Design …

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… Embroidery …

blackwork orchids - embroidery

ORCHIDS
A blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

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… From our Blackwork Patterns Collection …

 

ORCHIDS & WATER LILY
by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs
Product type: A set of two blackwork charts.
Stitch count:
– Orchids: 136 x 93
– Water Lily: 136 x 119
Stitches: Holbein Stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian

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Cross stitch and Blackwork designs

Check out our collection of embroidery designs!

 

PATTERNS / GRILLES / SCHEMI

A Tea for Each Season
Cross stitch and blackwork designs by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: set of 4 charts (Winter Tea, Spring Blossom, Summer Mint, Autumn Infusion), which can be worked individually or grouped together.
Stitch count for each motif: 60 x 60
Stitches: Cross Stitch, Three-quarter Cross Stitch, Holbein Stitch, French Knot.
Material required: White, cream or natural evenweave fabric, and stranded floss. Colours are indicated in the chart key.
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €12,00
Details
Karkade and Yerba Mate
Cross stitch and blackwork designs by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: set of 2 charts (Karkade - Hibiscus sabdariffa; Yerba Mate - Ilex paraguariensis), which can be worked individually or grouped together.
Stitch count for each motif: 80 x 80
Stitches: Cross Stitch, Three-quarter Cross Stitch, Holbein Stitch, French Knot.
Material required: Raw evenweave fabric, stranded floss, and Retors or Pearl cotton thread size 12. Colours are indicated in the chart key.
Instructions in English, French and Italian.
Price: €12,00
Details
Tea and Rooibos
Cross stitch and blackwork designs by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: set of 2 charts (Tea – Camellia sinensis; Rooibos – Aspalathus linearis), which can be worked individually or grouped together.
Stitch count for each motif: 80 x 80
Stitches: Cross Stitch, Three-quarter Cross Stitch, Holbein Stitch, French Knot.
Material required: Raw evenweave fabric, stranded floss, and Retors or Pearl cotton thread size 12. Colours are indicated in the chart key.
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €12,00
Details
Lake Malawi
Cross stitch and blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: Blackwork and cross stitch chart
Stitch count: 136 x 108
Stitches: Cross Stitch, Three-quarter Cross Stitch, Holbein Stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €12,00
Details
Great Barrier Reef
Cross stitch and blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: Blackwork and cross stitch chart
Stitch count: 136 x 108
Stitches: Cross Stitch, Three-quarter Cross Stitch, Holbein Stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €12,00
Details
Amazon River
Cross stitch and blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: Blackwork and cross stitch chart
Stitch count: 136 x 108
Stitches: Cross Stitch, Three-quarter Cross Stitch, Holbein Stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €12,00
Details
Crowned Crane
Blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: Blackwork chart
Stitch count: 172 x 232
Stitches: Holbein Stitch
Material required: White evenweave fabric or Aida, stranded floss, metallic thread. Colours and quantity are indicated in the PDF file.
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €15,00
Details
Clematis
Blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs
Featured in RicAmare magazine – January 2017

Product type: Blackwork chart
Stitch count: 78 x 154
Stitches: Holbein Stitch, French Knot
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €10,00
Details
Snail Family
Blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs
Featured in RicAmare magazine – October 2016

Product type: Blackwork chart
Stitch count: 144 x 144
Stitches: Holbein Stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €10,00
Details
Dog with Butterfly
Blackwork and cross stitch design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs
Featured in RicAmare magazine – July/August 2016

Product type: Blackwork and cross stitch chart
Stitch count: 216 x 134
Stitches: Cross stitch, three-quarter cross stitch, backstitch or Holbein stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €12,00
Details
Soap Bubbles
Blackwork and cross stitch design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

A girl, embroidered in traditional blackwork, blows delicate and ethereal soap bubbles in rainbow colours. An optical illusion achieved exclusively by overlapping geometric motifs in the three primary colours (yellow, cyan and magenta) and white.

Product type: Blackwork chart
Stitch count: 390 x 167
Stitches: Holbein Stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €18,00
Details
Long-tailed Rosefinch
Blackwork and cross stitch design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs
Featured in RicAmare magazine – May 2016

Product type: Blackwork and cross stitch chart
Stitch count: 166 x 118
Stitches: Cross stitch, three-quarter cross stitch, backstitch or Holbein stitch, French knot
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €12,00
Details
Hummingbird
Blackwork and cross stitch design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs
Featured in The World of Cross Stitching magazine – issue 231

Product type: Blackwork and cross stitch chart
Stitch count: 160 x 120
Stitches: Cross stitch, three-quarter cross stitch, backstitch or Holbein stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €12,00
Details
Ladybug & Daisy
Blackwork and cross stitch design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: Blackwork and cross stitch chart
Stitch count: 201 x 144
Stitches: Cross stitch, three-quarter cross stitch, backstitch or Holbein stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €12,00
Details
Amaryllis
Blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs
Featured in RicAmare magazine – March 2016

Product type: Blackwork chart
Stitch count: 150 x 116
Stitches: Holbein Stitch and Cross Stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €10,00
Details
Curious Goats
Blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: Blackwork chart
Stitch count: 333 x 242
Stitches: Holbein Stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €20,00
Details
It’s cold outside
Blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: Blackwork chart
Stitch count: 200 x 204
Stitches: Holbein Stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €15,00
Details
Fuchsias in bloom
Blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: Blackwork chart
Stitch count: 96 x 215
Stitches: Holbein Stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €10,00
Details
Ivy Wreath
Blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: Blackwork chart
Stitch count: 135 x 131
Stitches: Holbein Stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €10,00
Details
Jellyfish
Blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: Blackwork chart
Stitch count: 390 x 140
Stitches: Holbein Stitch
Material required: Black evenweave fabric or Aida, variegated stranded cotton, metallic stranded threads, beads and paillettes. Colours and sizes are indicated in the PDF file (our model was stitched using DMC threads on 18 count Aida fabric).
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €18,00
Details
Julia
Blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: Blackwork chart
Stitch count: 109 x 132
Stitches: Holbein Stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €10,00
Details
Koi Fish
Blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: Blackwork chart + TUTORIAL
Stitch count: 107 x 149
Stitches: Holbein stitch, backstitch, trellis couching stitch, ray stitch
Instructions in English and Italian
Price: €12,00
Details
Persian Cat
Blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: Blackwork chart
Stitch count: 83 x 180
Stitches: Holbein Stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €10,00
Details
Puppy Dog
Blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: Blackwork chart
Stitch count: 115 x 180
Stitches: Holbein Stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €10,00
Details
Orchids & Water Lily
Blackwork designs by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: A set of 2 blackwork charts
Stitch count: orchids 136 x 93 - water lily 136 x 119
Stitches: Holbein Stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €10,00
Details
Melanie - Blackwork Doll
Blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: Blackwork charts (front and back of the doll) + TUTORIAL
Stitch count: 52 x 107
Stitches: Holbein stitch or backstitch
Instructions in English and Italian
Price: €10,00
Details
A cup full of wishes
Cross stitch and blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: Blackwork and cross stitch chart
Stitch count: 104 x 122
Stitches: Cross Stitch, Three-quarter Cross Stitch, Holbein Stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €10,00
Details
Christmas candle
Cross stitch and blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: Blackwork and cross stitch chart
Stitch count: 104 x 122
Stitches: Cross Stitch, Three-quarter Cross Stitch, Holbein Stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €10,00
Details
Sparrows and Grapes
Cross stitch and blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: Blackwork and cross stitch chart
Stitch count: 90 x 212
Stitches: Cross Stitch, Three-quarter Cross Stitch, Holbein Stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €12,00
Details
Adonis Blue Butterflies
Cross stitch and blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: Blackwork and cross stitch chart
Stitch count for each motif: 109 x 282
Stitches: Cross Stitch, Three-quarter Cross Stitch, Holbein Stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €12,00
Details
Peacock Butterflies
Cross stitch and blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: Blackwork and cross stitch chart
Stitch count for each motif: 110 x 282
Stitches: Cross Stitch, Three-quarter Cross Stitch, Holbein Stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €12,00
Details
Swallowtail Butterflies
Cross stitch and blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: Blackwork and cross stitch chart
Stitch count for each motif: 109 x 289
Stitches: Cross Stitch, Three-quarter Cross Stitch, Holbein Stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €12,00
Details
Hellebore and Snowberry
Cross stitch and blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs
As seen in the Best Buys page of The World of Cross Stitching magazine – issue 241

Product type: Blackwork and cross stitch chart
Stitch count: 112 x 87
Stitches: Cross Stitch, Three-quarter Cross Stitch, Holbein Stitch, Long Stitch, French Knot *
Instructions in English, French and Italian

* Beads can be used instead of French knots.

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Price: €12,00
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Deep Pink Hellebore
Cross stitch and blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs
As seen in the Best Buys page of The World of Cross Stitching magazine – issue 241

Product type: Blackwork and cross stitch chart
Stitch count: 102 x 150
Stitches: Cross Stitch, Three-quarter Cross Stitch, Holbein Stitch, Long Stitch, French Knot *
Instructions in English, French and Italian

* Beads can be used instead of French knots.
Price: €12,00
Details
White Spotted Hellebore
Cross stitch and blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs
As seen in the Best Buys page of The World of Cross Stitching magazine – issue 241

Product type: Blackwork and cross stitch chart
Stitch count: 102 x 152
Stitches: Cross Stitch, Three-quarter Cross Stitch, Holbein Stitch, Long Stitch, French Knot *
Instructions in English, French and Italian

* Beads can be used instead of French knots.
Price: €12,00
Details
Bouquets
Cross stitch and blackwork designs by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs
As seen in the Best Buys page of The World of Cross Stitching magazine – issue 241

Product type: set of 3 charts (Winter Daphne; Cyclamen; Snowdrop), which can be worked individually or grouped together.
Stitch count for each motif: 72 x 72
Stitches: Cross Stitch, Three-quarter Cross Stitch, Holbein Stitch
Text in English, French and Italian
Price: €12,00
Details
Red Birds & Berries
Cross stitch and blackwork designs by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: set of 3 charts (Eurasian Bullfinch and Rowan; Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Elderberry; Northern Cardinal and Snowberry), which can be worked individually or grouped together.
Stitch count for each motif: 100 x 100
Stitches: Cross Stitch, Three-quarter Cross Stitch, Holbein Stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian
This booklet includes 3 different designs:

- Eurasian Bullfinch and Rowan (Bouvreuil Pivoine et Sorbier – Ciuffolotto e Sorbo)
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Elderberry (Cardinal à Poitrine Rose et Sureau – Beccogrosso Pettorosa e Sambuco)
- Northern Cardinal and Snowberry (Cardinal rouge et Symphorine – Cardinale Rosso e Sinforicarpo)
Price: €12,00
Details
Blue Birds & Berries
Cross stitch and blackwork designs by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: set of 3 charts (Azure Tit and Blueberries; Mountain Bluebird and Blackcurrant; Blue Jay and Mistletoe), which can be worked individually or grouped together.
Stitch count for each motif: 100 x 100
Stitches: Cross Stitch, Three-quarter Cross Stitch, Holbein Stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian
This booklet includes 3 different designs:

- Azure Tit and Blueberries (Mésange Azurée et Myrtilles – Cincia Azzurra e Mirtilli)
- Mountain Bluebird and Blackcurrant (Merlebleu Azuré et Groseillier Noir – Azzurrino Montano e Ribes Nero)
- Blue Jay and Mistletoe (Geai Bleu et Gui – Ghiandaia Azzurra e Vischio)
Price: €12,00
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Welcome to our Home
Cross stitch and backwork designs by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: a set of 4 blackwork and cross stitch charts
Stitch counts:
– The three “Welcome” patterns, in English (“Welcome to our home“), French (“Bienvenue chez nous“) and Italian (“Benvenuti a casa nostra“): 110 x 214
– Little key: 70 x 59
Stitches: Cross Stitch, Three-quarter Cross Stitch, Holbein Stitch
Text in English, French and Italian
Price: €10,00
Details
Mini Blackwork Motifs
Blackwork designs by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: set of 16 blackwork charts which can be worked individually or grouped together.
Stitch count for each motif: 38 x 38
Stitches: Holbein Stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian
Price: €10,00
Details