Editing Blackwork (section)

===16th-century blackwork===
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File:Scorel venetian man.jpg|Geometric scarletwork, Venice, 1520s. 
File:Hans Holbein d. J. 056.jpg|Blackwork embroidery on both an outer and inner collar. Portrait of Simon George by [[Hans Holbein the Younger]], 1535.
File:Jane-blkwk-cuff-small.jpg|Blackwork embroidery in Holbein stitch. Detail of portrait of [[Jane Seymour]] by Holbein, 1537.
File:Bess of Hardwick as Mistress St Lo.jpg|[[Bess of Hardwick]] in geometric scarletwork, 1550s.
File:Mary Cornwallis George Gower.jpg|Blackwork sleeves with large free-stitched flowers filled with geometric patterns, under sheer linen oversleeves, and a counted blackwork forepart under her skirt. Portrait of Mary Cornwallis by [[George Gower]], {{circa|1580}}.
File:Elizabeth I Jesus College Oxford 1590.jpg|Elizabeth I wearing free-stitched blackwork sleeves, stomacher, and collar (beneath a sheer linen ruff), {{circa|1590}}<ref>Arnold, Janet,  ''Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd'', pp. 40–41</ref>
File:English cover, AIC.jpg|English blackwork cushion cover, late 16th century. [[Linen]] embroidered with silk and metallic thread, in a mix of counted and free-stitched stitches, including buttonhole, chain, double running, overcast, plaited braid, and square open work stitches. [[Art Institute of Chicago]] textile collection.
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