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Tanja Berlin (Berlin Embroidery Designs) Tanja Berlin Berlin Embroidery Designs 1481 Hunterbrook Road NW Calgary, Alberta T2K 4V4, Canada Tel: (403) 274 6293 Website: www.berlinembroidery.com Email: [email protected] Blackwork Etui Box Blackwork Technique Tanja Berlin (Berlin Embroidery Designs) 1481 Hunterbrook Road NW Calgary, Alberta T2K 4V4 Canada Tel (403) 274 6293 Website: www.berlinembroidery.com Email: [email protected] BLACKWORK ETUI BOX MATERIALS REQUIRED Counted Fabric: Any brand of counted fabric that is either 16 threads to the inch or 32 threads to the inch, this will ensure that the finished pattern fits the sides of the box panels. You will require a strip of fabric 16 inches (40 cm) long and 52 inches (130 cm) to cover panels A, C, G, H and I, which are worked in the blackwork patterns. There is approximately 1 ½ inches or 4 cm of seam allowance all away around each panel, which will be used to glue the fabric to the box panel. There should be a small strip of fabric remaining which can be used to make the blackwork ribbons to go across the width of panels B. Plain Fabric: You will require plain or patterned cotton fabric to cover panels B, D, E, F, and J. DMC Embroidery Floss: Cross-stitch borders: Green DMC No. 3362. Blackwork patterns: Light green DMC No. 3347, blue DMC No. 931 and brown DMC No. 433. Needles: A No. 24 Tapestry needle when working on 16 count fabric and a No. 28 tapestry needle when working on 32 count fabric. Extra Strong Tacky Glue: Aleene’s original tacky glue or PVA, for constructing the box. Scissors, Dress Making Pins, Needle and Sewing Thread, Weights And Heavy Books: As aides for constructing the box. Batting (wadding) to pad sides of panels for box. Thick cardboard (8 ply), thin cardboard (4 ply) and fabric (measurements given below). THICK CARD REQUIRED (8 ply): Panels A: 4 pieces of thick card 4 inch square (10 cm square). Fabric - 4 pieces of fabric 7 inch square (18 cm square). Panels D: 4 pieces of thick card 3 1/8 inch by 2 inch, (8 cm by 5 cm). Fabric – 4 pieces of fabric 6 inch by 5 inch, (16 cm by 13 cm). Panel E: 1 piece of thick card 3 7/8 inch square, (9 ¾ cm square). Fabric - 1 piece of fabric 7 inch square (17 ¾ cm square). Panel G: 1 piece of thick card 2 inch square, (5 cm square). Fabric - 1 piece of fabric 5 inch square (13 cm square). Panel H: 1 piece of thick card 4 1/8 inch square, (10 ½ cm square). Fabric - 1 piece of fabric 7 ½ inch square (18 ½ cm square). Panels I: 4 pieces of thick card 4 1/16 inch long by ¾ inch wide, (10 ¼ cm long by 2 cm wide). Fabric – 4 pieces of fabric 5 ½ inch long by 3 ¼ inch wide, (14 cm long by 9 cm wide). THIN CARD REQUIRED (4 ply): Panels B: 4 pieces of thin card 4 ½ inch by 3 5/8 inch, (11 ½ cm by 9 ¼ cm). Fabric – 4 pieces of fabric 7 ¾ inch by 7 inch, (19 ½ cm by 17 ¼ cm). Panels C: 4 pieces of thin card 2 7/8 inches by 1 13/16 inch, (7 ¼ cm by 4 ¾ cm). Fabric – 4 pieces of fabric 6 ½ inch by 5 inch, (16 ¼ cm by 12 ¾ cm). Panel F: 1 piece of thin card 3 1/2 inch square, (8 ¾ cm square). Fabric – 1 piece of fabric 6 ¾ inch square (16 ¾ cm square). Panel J: 1 piece of thin card 3 ½ inch square, (9 cm square). Fabric – 1 piece of fabric 6 ¾ inch square (17 cm square). Blackwork Etui Box Instructions by Tanja Berlin & Beppy Berlin © Berlin Embroidery Designs Page 1 No part of these instructions can be copied or shared without obtaining permission from Tanja Berlin WORKING THE EMBROIDERY You can cut out the individual pieces of fabric for each panel and work them in the hand or you can cut the fabric into sections and frame up the sections to work the blackwork panels in the frame. If you work the blackwork in the frame you should work a tacking line outline of each panel on the fabric so that you know where to do the different size blackwork panels. The tacking lines are removed at the end of the embroidery. The cross-stitch and blackwork patterns are worked over one thread of the fabric on 16 count fabric and over two threads of the fabric on 32 count fabric. The chart for the outside panels and lid of the box on pages 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13 are graphed over one thread of the fabric for working on 16 count fabric. If you are working on a 32 count fabric then for every stitch worked over one thread of the fabric on the chart you work the stitch over two threads of the fabric. The step-by-step diagrams on pages 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 are charted over two threads of the fabric as it is easier to read the numbering of the stitches. If you are working on 16 count fabric make sure that you work the stitches over one thread of the fabric. CROSS-STITCH BORDERS The borders of the knot garden are worked first in cross-stitch. Refer to page 1 for the required fabric size for the panels of the box. The cross-stitch is worked over one thread of the fabric on 16 count fabric or over two threads of the fabric on 32 count fabric, using two strands of DMC embroidery floss. It is best to start the cross-stitch near the center of the pattern to ensure that the pattern fits squarely on the fabric. Find the center of the pattern and then count out to the nearest row of cross- stitch. When beginning and ending new threads do not use knots on the back of the work. Knots can make the work lumpy and may become loose over time. To start a new thread, tie a knot in the end of the thread and then take the needle down through the fabric about one inch away from where the row of cross-stitch will lay (this is called an away knot, see diagram 2a. below). Work the cross-stitch up to the knot catching in the starting thread in the stitches at the back of the work. When you reach the knot you can cut the knot off STARTING A THREAD: Worked over Two Threads of The Fabric on 32 Count Fabric 2a. STARTING A THREAD METHOD #2 AND FINISHING A THREAD If there are already stitches worked, then start the thread by weaving back and forth through the stitches on the back of the work, use this same method for finishing of threads (see diagram 2b. opposite). 2b. Blackwork Etui Box Instructions by Tanja Berlin & Beppy Berlin © Berlin Embroidery Designs Page 2 No part of these instructions can be copied or shared without obtaining permission from Tanja Berlin CROSS-STITCH BORDERS Refer to pages to 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13 for the patterns to work the cross-stitch borders (hedges) on the outside panels and lid of the box. The cross-stitch is worked over one thread of the fabric on 16 count fabric (see diagrams 3a. and 3b. below) and over two threads of the fabric on 32 count fabric (see diagrams 3c. and 3d. below). First a diagonal stitch is worked from 1 to 2 and then a second diagonal stitch is worked over top from 3 to 4. It is okay to work the diagonal stitches in the opposite order than in the diagrams below as long as the top diagonal stitch is always in the same direction. Cross-stitch on 16 count fabric – Cross-stitch on 32 count fabric – worked over one thread of the fabric worked over two threads of the fabric 3a. 3b. 3c. 3d. You may find it quicker and get neater results to work the cross-stitch in the following method: The first stage is to work a row of half cross-stitch – the bottom diagonal of the cross-stitch (see diagrams 3e. and 3f. below). Half cross-stitch on 16 count fabric – Half cross-stitch on 32 count fabric – worked over one thread of the fabric worked over two threads of the fabric 3e. 3f. The second stage is to work back over the first row of half cross-stitch with the top diagonal completing the cross-stitches. Complete cross-stitch on 16 count fabric – Complete cross-stitch on 32 count fabric – worked over one thread of the fabric worked over two threads of the fabric 3g. 3h. Blackwork Etui Box Instructions by Tanja Berlin & Beppy Berlin © Berlin Embroidery Designs Page 3 No part of these instructions can be copied or shared without obtaining permission from Tanja Berlin BLACKWORK PATTERNS The blackwork patterns are worked after the cross-stitch borders. The blackwork patterns are worked alternating between a running stitch and a back stitch. This method of stitching gives an even line on the front of the work and is least likely to cross over open holes of the fabric on the back of the work. It is best to stitch in an up and down motion (as in the diagrams below) with the fabric pulled firmly in a stretcher bar frame rather than working the stitches in a sewing fashion as sewing can distort the fabric and stitches. RUNNING STITCH BACK STITCH RUNNING STITCH 4a. 4b. 4c. Some of the patterns are worked with two strands of floss in the darker areas and one strand in lighter areas.
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