I'm about to start teaching myself goldwork. I've been doing embroidery
since I was 7 or 8, so I'm hoping some of that will carry over, but it's a
different enough technique that it all feels very new at the moment. Right
now, I'm trying to figure out what widths and lengths I need for the project
I have in mind... sigh. (One of those early 16thC Flemish hoods, which look
like black half-circle veils with a gold edging along the front.) I _think_
I've at least managed to figure out which kinds of bullion, pearl purl, etc
that I need, but despite my hoard of samples I'll probably only know for
sure after I've wasted money on the wrong thing! Once I've gotten the hang
of it with that, I'm going to work on decorating a gown in goldwork, using
designs from some of the early 16thC pattern/modelbuchs, or possibly copying
from Holbein paintings.
I've just had my first MS attack, and am supposed to avoid physical and
mental stress. Luckily, it's very easy on me physically and mentally to lie
on the couch and sew by hand! =}
-E "the glass is half full" House
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