On Sat, 5 May 2007, Susan B. Farmer wrote: > There are lots of examples from this period both in English and > Italian art where the collar/cuffs are embroidered with the > implication that both sides will be seen -- more can be forthcoming if > you need additional examples. I don't know what the earliest such > example is, though.
I've sent my contact the images already cited as proof-of-concept for Tudor period, and the information posted here that there were stitches that could be reversible. That's a good start, but for publication purposes she needs a published source on the stitch types for that period (as seen in real examples); is there a book that examines historic stitching with close regard to period, e.g. not just saying "this stitch is medieval" but rather "these stitches appear in X type of artifacts from Y time and Z place"? Holy grail here would be examples of embroidery from c. 1400 clearly meant to be viewed on the reverse. Possibly not available, though. Extant pieces from 1400 are a lot rarer than from 1550. But it's not my area so I don't know all the standard sources the way I do in my own specialties. --Robin _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
