It does not present items from history as much as demonstrating how to replicate these insects in stump work...using a lot of gold threads. It does speak plainly about handling the necessary fibers and the possible pit-falls of same. The illustrations themselves could be from a 'chapbook' of field studies of beetles (and some of their friends and relations). You might contact me privately about how you could have a 'look-see' before you invest in this volume. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan B. Farmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 6:08 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] RE: Goldwork
> Quoting Lloyd Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > On the subject of gold work: > > I picked up a very interesting volume last year that has been tweaking my > > curiosity enough to go looking for some gold threads. The title is "The > > Stumpwork, Goldwork and Surface Embroidery Beetle Collection" every kind of > > beetle and related bug imaginable is reproduced in needlework... I picked > > it up with the idea of getting inspired to do some of the bees that are > > found on textiles from the 16th/19th C. particularly during the First > > French Empire (Napoleon and Josephine) > > Is there much 16th C (or earlier) things in there? That sounds like > something that I'd like to get! > > Susan > ----- > Susan Farmer > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > University of Tennessee > Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology > http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/ > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
