It looks like some of the gold work done on the Japanese fabrics I saw in
school. The gold was wrapped around a silk thread but you had to have an
eyepiece to see it that close. It was fantastic details in the antique
fabrics. I don't remember the time period, but very old.
I'd love to learn more about this technique as well. Thanks for the
inspiration.
----- Original Message -----
From: "E House" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 3:45 PM
Subject: [h-cost] Goldwork
I don't waste anywhere near enough money on my sewing (HAH!) so now that I
work for my fabric instead of paying for it, I've decided to add on a nice,
stupidly expensive hobby: I want to get into goldwork! Specifically, the
sort that would be used for embellishing garments and headwear in the early
16th century. But being me, I have to be as authentic as I can... and I
really have no idea where to start with the research.
(The best website I've found so far for the type of goldwork I'm
interested in is this, even though she does the modern stuff:
http://www.berlinembroidery.com/bullions.htm
http://www.berlinembroidery.com/goldwork.htm )
Does anyone know of any good resources for learning about the authentic
stuff? Any suggestions for modern books that might help me with technique?
I started embroidering when I was 7 or 8, so I do have experience with
that angle of it, but I think a lot of that just doesn't translate. And
it's not the sort of thing where I'd want to spend tons of time
experimenting blind, because even the cheap version of the silly stuff is
so expensive per yard.
And is this what was called Or Nue'?
-E House
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