on a side note, I know it isn't your fault, but this pattern is mislabeled by the publisher - it has some back stitching but has too much cross stitch to be called blackwork.
Reply 17#KevinWP1
Yeah, I thought that it was a strange name to give it - the blackwork I've seen before is very intricate and even the minimal backstitching on this one is pretty basic. They're pretty though, so I guess that's the main thing :)
I haven't done proper blackwork yet, but it's so beautiful, isn't it!
Thanks for your comment :)
(written by my wife)
I love blackwork! I doubt i can ever master getting it double sided though, so maybe i am not actually doing proper blackwork? But i still love it more than cross stitch. It is soothing.
This is pretty, which is why i dl'd.