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In recent years
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Holbein stitch produces a smoother line and a pattern that is identical on both sides of the fabric. It can be worked in straight lines, diagonally, or in a stepped fashion to make a zigzag line and is well suited to creating outlines or intricate filling patterns.
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and his children, almost all of whom are depicted wearing clothing decorated with blackwork embroidery.
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updated, and the use of colours is much more imaginative and daring.
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Blackwork embroidery in
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Embroidery stitch worked to look the same from both sides
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Collection of motifs in
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