Discovering Goldwork - Mrs Blacksheep

Goldwork has typically been used by many cultures and faiths on ecclesiastical, military, and royal attire to denote status and power. Today this technique is much more accessible than it was in the past, when hand embroidery with metallic threads was reserved only for the wealthy due to the high cost of materials.

BlackSheepDyeworks

BlackSheepDyeworks

ValuesAssessment Black Sheep Foundry

Custom and Myth

The Project Gutenberg eBook of Custom and Myth (New Edition), by Andrew Lang.

A Stitcher's Christmas #4: The Gift of Inspiration… and a Turtle! –

Manners and Social Usages by Sherwood, Mrs. John M. E. W., PDF, Project Gutenberg

The Project Gutenberg eBook of Custom and Myth (New Edition), by Andrew Lang.

BlackSheepDyeworks

Goldwork embroidery equipment explained.

Goldwork: Campbell-Harding, Valerie, Lemon, Jane, Pyman, Kit: 9780855327781: : Books

Black Sheep Wools - Autumn workshops are now live on the website! We've got so many new workshops for autumn and old favourites too. Learn how to do macramé, make yarny buttons

Piecing It Together: Connecting Sharon Walters to Thomas, Ringgold, and Walker – Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art