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Embroidered braids were used to cover the seams of 14 th century embroidered purses. Frieda Sorber explains this technique in this book:
Ceulemans, C. (1988), Tongeren. Basiliek O.L. Vrouwe Geboorte. I. Textiel van de vroege middeleeuwen tot het Concilie van Trente, Leuven: Peeters
Isis wrote a comprehensive "how to instruction", including pictures: click here.
1 comment:
what an adorable stack of purses! i love how you're finishing the one on top.
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