I agree. The gold flowers on her sleeve and partlet look to be embroidered. perhaps raised or padded embroidery/stumpwork. De
-----Original Message----- Dear Melanie, No thot those, what i ment was this: http://www.kimiko1.com/research-16th/FrenchHood/1560/MildredCooke1562.html To me it looks really like embroidery, you can even se that there is used deeper shades of silk in the center of the flowers, like thread painting. Its the yellow flowers in the centers of blackwork embroidery on her sleaves and on her "chemise" Bjarne _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
