HOLBEIN STITCH | 16th Century Double-Running Stitch, aka Blackwork Embroidery

Holbein stitch, also referred to as double-running stitch or Spanish stitch, is a reversible stitch used in early 16th century blackwork embroidery. Follow along step by step as I embroider a geometric looking flower pattern from the cuffs of Jane Seymour, the third wife of King Henry VIII of England.

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If you would like more information on blackwork embroidery, please check out other videos on my channel, as well as my blackwork embroidery blog (link below).

Suggested Videos:
- Holbein Stitch: https://youtu.be/YREAFK13ziM
- Pin Pillows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKKpxvYHrXg
- Introduction to Blackwork Embroidery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWQYMZHuXhc
- Blackwork Embroidery Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGIU7WvBx1I

Suggested Items for Purchase:
- Embroidery Stand: https://amzn.to/468W4Tz
- Embroidery Hoops: https://amzn.to/467ezHP
- Sewing Needles: https://amzn.to/3PWtH5d
- Silk Embroidery Thread: https://amzn.to/3PVh5LB

For anyone curious about what exactly the 'SCA' is -- The Society for Creative Anachronism is an international, non-profit educational organization that studies and recreates the medieval and Renaissance years of 600-1600AD.

For more information and to locate your local branch, please check out http://www.sca.org

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Music credit:
"Greensleeves / What Child is this?" Music by JuliusH.
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