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Blackwork and Crosstitch...
Hi all,
I am Banu Demirel, I live in Turkey, married to the sweetest man on earth, have a 4 year old son...
I have always enjoyed needlework, most probably this is my dear mothers influence, whom I never saw her just sitting without doing needle work or knitting or crocheting. I was into cross stitching a lot, especially Dimensions charts and kits were my favorites. When we moved to a new city, I was hopelessly unhappy and alone, so I just started to surf the net, till I found something called ''Blackwork''... I was almost mesmerised, the harmony of the stitches and the detail which can not be given by cross stitches...I tried my hand on some freebies and Sally Rudkin's designs (Stitchin'spiration) , she was incredible inspiration for me. Then I started to try designing, I tried, I tried, and I enjoyed it more than anything, and I still keep on trying :)) In fact blackwork is geometrical, not many round shapes, but I think, growing in Turkey, the round shapes and the oriental touch has made its way through me...
I think every needlework lover should try blackwork one day. It is very open to experimenting, both with color and the number of strands to be used. It builds up much more quicker than cross stitch, very easy to do and very much fun...
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Happy Stitching
