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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(sewing) A form of counted-thread embroidery that is usually stitched on even-weave fabric with a twisted thread..
All those garments are long gone since, that Katherine embroidered with Spanish blackwork.
In Mary Barton (1848), the seamstress sewing black mourning clothes is referred to as being engaged in 'blackwork', while the manufacturing company, the Courtaulds, held a monopoly on crapes from the onset of funeral practices […]
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Blackwork means (sewing) A form of counted-thread embroidery that is usually stitched on even-weave fabric with a twisted thread..
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All those garments are long gone since, that Katherine embroidered with Spanish blackwork.
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