I do not claim to be a Milanese expert, but in my opinion you see this adding and tossing out in older pieces such as one of my favorites, http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/227653?rpp=20&pg =1&ao=on&ft=53.162.2&pos=1 In this piece you have a lot of crazy things happening, including tapes that separate into two and then rejoin each other. In fact, Milanese generally provides a lot of potential for experimentation, often being used as the basis for delightful animals. There are some peacocks to the right of this picture. Also there are quite a few other animals in parts of this piece that are not shown in the picture. At the very least, you can usually add some extra pairs to the number of pairs running down the sides of the Milanese braid, if that facilitates you moving from one braid to another. Devon
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