<It looks like rayon or silk chainette fringe with possibly metalic <thread interwoven. Or just rayon.
I would bet that it's hand-strung bugle bead fringe, mounted on some sort of base fabric that was itself beaded; that seems to be the only thing that would account for the weight. Richard in MI _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume