Shading
I was updating the EGA Youngstown Chapter history scrapbook today and was reminded of the EGA National tapestry.
I received Helen Stevens’ Myth & Magic of Embroidery as a birthday present. Thank you Carol and Donald! It is autographed, so I am particularly lucky.
I learned beginning blackwork from Marion Scoular a few years ago with a reversible sampler. Since then I’ve done a couple of pieces showing shading of flowers and leaves, but there’s plenty of room for growth in my knowledge. I like blackwork in what I consider its two forms geometric and realistic shading.