While I am still struggling with the release of The Second Carolingian Modelbook at an affordable price point, other doodling has not ceased. I took a look at my notebooks and decided that enough had piled up to make a sequel to my free book of linear designs. And so I present Ensamplario Atlantio II.
This one contains over 225 designs. Most are for the filling patterns used for inhabited blackwork (the outlines plus fillings style pictured on the cover), or for all-over patterning:
Some sport small motifs that can be scattered either at the represented or wider spacing:
Others can be repeated to make strips or borders:
And some are just silly:
There are also longer repeats specifically meant to be borders
Finally, there are two yokes meant for collar openings, but if I tease everything here there will be nothing left.
Click to download –> Ensamplario-Atlantio-II <–
in PDF format (9 MB)
Although Ensamplario Atlantio II is free, I beg you to respect my author’s rights. These designs are intended for individual, non-commercial use. Please do not repost the book or its constituent pages elsewhere. If you want to use its designs in a piece or a pattern you intend to sell, please contact me for licensing. Other than that, please have fun with them.
And (hint, hint) I ALWAYS like to see the mischief the pattern children attempt out there in the wild world. Feel free to send a photo of anything you make from any of my designs. If you give permission, I’ll post it here, too.
UPDATE:
For those who want more and wonder where the first volume of this series is, no worries. Pop over here to download the constituent parts of the original Ensamplario Atlantio. Why four parts then, but one big download now? When EnsAtl first came out downloading a doc that big was more of a problem for some, so I snipped it into pieces for ease of retrieval. I don’t need to do that anymore.
String-Or-Nothing 
Can I share this to my FB EGA page? Thanks in advance!
Please do!
Hi Kim, my flabber has definitely been gasted with your kindness and generosity, E.A volume two is greatly appreciated. It’s a rare thing these days, when money rules the world, to have such a collection presented free and gratis, so THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!! I’ve already seen about fifty patterns I love, and especially love the voided ones, as I am addicted to them. I am waiting to get my cataracts done here in the UK, and as soon as I can see small detail again, I will be up and at ’em ! Best Wishes and thanks again, Julia
How Marvelous! The patterns are terrific. Thank you for your kind generosity. You have brought much joy to us, once again. May I also share this on Facebook?
Thanks! Sure, share away!
Woohoo! Many, many thanks!
Another Great Book!
Thank you so much for these patterns.
I particularly love the fishies and the snakes – it’s nice to be able to include some whimsy.
Thanks! Sometime silly is what’s needed. I’m betting that the snakes will be among the first designs stitched. And I’m looking forward to seeing pieces done using these designs.
May I share the link to this blog post in our Sampler Guild newsletter, please? This looks like a great addition to the files of our Blackwork lovers.
Sure. Links are greatly appreciated. Happy stitching!
Ianthe: you are an incredibly generous creator of beautiful and fun designs. That you give them away is beyond generous!
I will echo her request to respect her intellectual rights. Please don’t stitch her designs and sell the work without contacting her for permission.
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Hi. I recently started a facebook group – The Blackwork Embroidery Appreciation Society, would it be okay to post a link to this page/to pdf’s there please? You will of course be credited, many thanks!
Sure. I’d also be interested in visiting if I may.
I’d love to see you there – it’s quite new so there are only about 100 members so far but I’d really like it to be a place where blackwork lovers can find inspiration, share their work, gain advice etc etc, I have admired your hard work and creativity for many years!
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Thank you for the 2nd volume of patterns!
You are welcome! Already started on a third collection. And (as always) trying to prep the pay-for book of researched, redacted designs to get it out there into the wide, wide world.
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This is a spectacular resource, thank you so much!
Thank you so much for these patterns! They have given me some ideas for samplers to sew whilst we are in lockdown. You are very generous and it is much appreciated at this time. Xxx
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I just found this and I am overwhelmed by your generosity in sharing so many designs. Thank you, thank you! Embroidery has been my sanity saver during the last few months.
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Dear Kim,
Sincere thanks, with great appreciation for your talents and generosity!
Hi Kim, at last i have got round to catching up on your blog, but only ages after finishing my own Unstitched Coif – how i wish i had explored more, earlier – your Esamplario Atlantico is the most incredible resource most generously offered to your blog readers – how i wish i had found it earlier in the stitching of my coif – but in a way not having access to this meant i put more effort into discovering fills i could use – i feel that “reinventing the wheel” is a huge waste of time, but in this case i see it as part of my creative development!!!! I shall be back to dip in more, but in the meantime, thank you so much for you generous sharing – i wish i could have got to the exhibition and finally met you, but it was not to be (for me)
Thanks! I didn’t want to make waves about my books because the coif project was The Toni Show – it didn’t feel right publicizing my own work through it. I do know that some people did stumble across the blog and the books. I’m delighted you got to exercise your creative muscles – my goal is to get people thinking and inventing – that’s the way our shared passion grows and develops. That’s why I provide only “tinker toys” – not full up organized final patterns. I am thrilled when someone does a new thing with found components, or with original content. Your piece is a delight, and I love the original vision you brought to it. And who knows, maybe someday we will meet face to face. In the mean time, keep stitching, and do keep in touch!
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Thank you. I found one plate on Pinterest where you commented that this was available. Thanks for sharing
Hi just wanted to let you know if it is not purposeful, that when I download the PDF most pages were missing the designs but still had the text. And other pages had one or two designs still on there.
Very odd. Cannot do much from hospital bed but will investigate as soon as I can.
Sorry to have bothered you at this time, wishing you a speedy recovery.
Just wanted to let you know that when I opened and then downloaded the PDF that most of the designs were missing. But the text was still intact, though some pages still had one or two designs.
sorry somehow comment posted twice.