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I LOVE BLACKWORK – A free chart for blackwork lovers

Free Blackwork Chart Ajisai Press

Anyone who loves blackwork embroidery will certainly enjoy this little freebie! :-)

We used it to decorate a thread keeper, but it would also be cute framed, mounted on the lid of a wooden box, or finished as a pincushion.

Blackwork thread keeper AjisaiPress

Here is the chart… Happy stitching!

FREE blackwork AjisaiPressI LOVE BLACKWORK

Stitch count: 40 width x 40 height

Each square on the graph represents two threads of evenweave fabric or one block of Aida

Embroidery size:

On 28 ct evenweave fabric (stitched over 2 threads) or 14 ct Aida: 7,3 x 7,3 cm
On 32 ct evenweave fabric (stitched over 2 threads) or 16 ct Aida: 6,35 x 6,35 cm

Chart key:

___  Outlines and text: Holbein Stitch in 2 strands of black stranded cotton

___  Blackwork pattern: Holbein Stitch in 1 strand of black stranded cotton

___  Thread wrapped around the bobbin: Satin Stitch in 2 strands of black stranded cotton

 

 

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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

valtopina 2016

 

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New design featured in RicAmare magazine

Long-tailed Rosefinch on RicAmare magazine

RicAmare - May 2016

A new blackwork and cross stitch design by Valentina Sardu is featured in the latest issue of RicAmare, out today in Italy.

 

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Pictures left and above:

RicAmare – May 2016
The chart for the Long-tailed Rosefinch design
is currently available exclusively
in this month’s issue of the magazine

 

UPDATE – June 2017

The design is now available as a single chart here: Long-Tailed Rosefinch