This is my take on the Fleurs D’Annette pattern by what was Chelsea Buns at the time but is now called The Blackwork Boutique on Etsy.

It was originally given away free during the first lockdowns of the pandemic, and I fell in love with it instantly. The original plan was to do a two-tone colour scheme but I was so taken with this coppery orange I just sort of never switched it up!

Finished in 2021, still waiting to be FFOed, you know how it goes! 😄

  • Wen AstarM
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    1 year ago

    Oh, yes, be welcome to this instance! I have a whole book on black work and never got around to trying it, because there are so many other tasks in my day.

    This is a beautiful interpretion of that pattern, and I love your color choice. And you know, serging and framinr is for sissies. ;)

    • thegiddystitcher@lemm.eeOP
      1·
      1 year ago

      Blackwork is SO much fun I cannot recommend it enough. Faster than cross stitch, but looks much fancier. And requires no real skill, unlike proper embroidery 😂

      • Wen AstarM
        2·
        1 year ago

        I think all embroidery techniques require skill and dedication, though not all of them use the same skillset or time per piece. I have seen artwork done in running stitch and horrible results with perfect goldwork technique.

        The real art is combining stitch, fabric and occasion, and I think you succeeded here.