Editing Blackwork (section)

==Modern blackwork==
[[File:Blackwork embroidery00.jpg|thumb|Counted-thread geometric patterns in modern blackwork]]
Blackwork remains popular as an embroidery technique. Common subjects among hobbyists include chessboards, maps, Tudor houses, roses and cats. Much of the success of a blackwork design using free embroidery depends on how tone values are translated into stitches.

Today, the term "blackwork" is used to refer to the technique, rather than the precise colour used in the embroidery.

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File:Celtic blackwork in frame.jpg|Framed Celtic design in blackwork
File:BlackworkChessboard.jpg|[[Chessboard]]
File:BlackworkSampler.jpg|[[Sampler (needlework)|Sampler]]
File:BlackworkMap Derbyshire.jpg|Map of [[Derbyshire]]
File:For The Love Of Blackwork Embroidery.jpg|alt=A monochromatic embroidery piece featuring 4 repeated and rotated hands, stork shaped embroidery scissors, cotton spools and threaded needles. Each hand is stitching the blackwork embroidered cuff the next as they rotate around the design. The whole design is enclosed in a decorative stitched frame. |A visual love letter to blackwork embroidery
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