Assisi work is also called voided work and is not necessarily done in red thread. Blackwork is not necessarily done with black thread. (are we confused yet?) :)
-----Original Message----- To my knowledge -- and blackwork isn't my "thing" -- blackwork is later than 1400. There are more knowledgeable folks on this list than I in that respect. susan There is a form called Assisi work, uses the same stitches as blackwork, but was often worked in red, and I believe there's extant examples of that from the 12th cen. (1100's). I'll see what I can dig up. Melusine _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
