Tricia said, 'As part of a rainbow theme, I did these two pieces of blackwork. The patterns came from very old editions of Mary Hickmot's New Stitches magazine, but I adapted the colours to go with the theme. Also, because I used 22ct Hardanger fabric, I had to use a single thread throughout although the pattern called for double thread in some places. That's why the motifs have a dark outline, rather than just a heavier version of the fill shade. One thing I must remember is that using Hardanger fabric for blackwork isn't a good idea - it lends itself to losing stitches under the weave.'
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