Hi. The 16th and 17th C versions that I have seen up close were
manufactured by making a circle of metal wire and hammering it flat.
This is still the method done on some spangles from India. It also
explains why some of the spangles on a few jackets from (IIRC) the
Burrell collection are teardrop-shaped; they were either made that way
or they were mis-strikes. I have made some for my wife for her
embroidered work, and they come out remarkably like the historical ones
I have seen. Mike T.
LLOYD MITCHELL wrote:
I know that we have discussed this in the past but cannot remember a
referrance or definition. In 18th C. embroidery, what is the
difference between spangles and sequins used for additional
embellishment. I have been reading the Mackenzie text for the Wade
collection at Snowshill and she shows embroidery samples that use both
in the same illustration.
I am preparing a major part of my Collection for auction and have
several pieces of elaborate embellishment that I am trying to
describe. Also, Re the composition of sequins, besides gel, what
might they have been formed from before 1930?
Can someone put me in the right direction
Kathleen
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