Blackwork Pincushion Class

June 10th, 17th, & 24th from 10am - 12pm

Instructor-Becky Lieser

In this class you will be making your own pincushion (biscornu) using blackwork embroidery techniques! Once finished you will have a 2" project, using two squares stitched together to give a unique shape.

Materials can be purchased at Ingebretsen's with a 10% class discount!

Blackwork is a type of embroidery that dates back as early as the 1400s when black silk thread was used to adorn white collars and cuffs. Traditionally, blackwork embroidery was made using black threads on white fabric, and is still generally stitched with a dark thread of any color on a light background. Blackwork uses repeated geometric patterns to fill design areas, and is regarded as a counted thread technique. When worked with a double running stitch, the piece is identical on both sides, i.e. reversible.