On Wed, 16 Aug 2006, Chiara Francesca wrote: > Button holes, that is what I was referring to more than seams. I > totally misread that post then. I thought she was talking about the > button holes. :(
Yes, that would make a difference! > I am certain that she could speak to this so much better than I about the > removal of precious metal threads that were used for decoration. >From what I've read, the usual way of "removing" metal threads was actually to remove everything *but* the metal, by burning the item and retrieving the metal from the ashes. Countless embroidered garments, accessories, and furnishings have been burnt over the centuries by people seeking to reclaim the gold from the threads. (This is mentioned in passing in an article in the upcoming Medieval Clothing & Textiles 3, about vestments embroidered in Opus Anglicanum style, which involved much laid gold.) --Robin _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
