Ocean Wave Blackwork Embroidery Pattern | 16th Century Holbein Stitch of Noble Boy with a Marmoset

Watch step by step as I embroider the ocean wave pattern found on the 16th century collar of the Noble Boy with a Marmoset, painted by Hans Holbein the Younger.

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Holbein stitch, also referred to as double-running stitch or Spanish stitch, is a reversible counted stitch used in early 16th century blackwork embroidery. 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).

Hans Holbein the Younger was a European painter, just like his older brother Ambrosius and his father, Hans the Elder. If you hear the term 'Holbein stitch', it is in reference to Hans the Younger. From his friendship with Erasmus, he had a letter of introduction and found himself in England to eventually become a court painter in the court of King Henry VIII of England. Compared to other artists at the time, Holbein painted numerous portraits with blackwork embroidery in them.

Picture Credit:
- Holbein d. J., Hans. “Jane Seymour.” Kunst Historisches Museum Wien.
- Holbein d. J., Hans. “Portrait of a Noble Boy with a Marmoset.” KunstMuseum Basel.

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:
Adson, John (-1640) English -Courtly Masquing Ayres -Medieval Music by Nesrality. https://pixabay.com/music/vintage-adson-john-1640-english-courtly-masquing-ayres-medieval-music-11519/

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