{"id":811,"date":"2014-10-20T16:26:39","date_gmt":"2014-10-20T21:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/layingfallow.com\/?p=811"},"modified":"2014-10-20T16:26:39","modified_gmt":"2014-10-20T21:26:39","slug":"minnesota-blackwork-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/layingfallow.com\/?p=811","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Blackwork Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A summer road trip and a long-developing desire to create with needle and thread led me to blackwork embroidery. It is a natural fit when I look back on what I have been doing over the past 5 years&#8211;black and white, geometric, and pattern-based work. I am teaching myself technique with larger projects planned for the future. To practice technique I have been working on a series of hand-stitched state of Minnesota silhouettes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_805\" style=\"width: 292px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/layingfallow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/MN_grass001.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-805\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-805 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/layingfallow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/MN_grass001-282x300.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwork embroidery--4&quot; x 5&quot;\" width=\"282\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/layingfallow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/MN_grass001-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/layingfallow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/MN_grass001.jpg 782w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-805\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Grass&#8221;, Blackwork embroidery&#8211;4&#8243; x 5&#8243;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_806\" style=\"width: 281px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/layingfallow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/MN_stars001.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-806\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-806 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/layingfallow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/MN_stars001-271x300.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwork embroidery--4&quot; x 5&quot;\" width=\"271\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/layingfallow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/MN_stars001-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/layingfallow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/MN_stars001.jpg 764w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-806\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Stars&#8221;, Blackwork embroidery&#8211;4&#8243; x 5&#8243;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_807\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/layingfallow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/MN_teeth001.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-807\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-807 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/layingfallow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/MN_teeth001-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"Blackwork embroidery--4&quot; x 5&quot;\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/layingfallow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/MN_teeth001-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/layingfallow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/MN_teeth001.jpg 708w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Teeth&#8221;, Blackwork embroidery&#8211;4&#8243; x 5&#8243;<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A summer road trip and a long-developing desire to create with needle and thread led me to blackwork embroidery. It is a natural fit when I look back on what I have been doing over the past 5 years&#8211;black and white, geometric, and pattern-based work. 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