Ah yes! I've seen this portrait before. My first question, as always, is what did they do at the time? Embroidery I will admit is not my strongest suit and perhaps I am conjuring up the wrong mental picture of what you mean by "wool felt". But my gut reaction is "no, not wool."
In part it is from my reading of inventories of the day... silk garments tend to be decorated with silk. Looking at the garment in "Moda A Firenze" I can't tell a darn thing. Oh well, had to try. Sorry, I hope your research turns up and answer, and that you will share it with us. Mari
Several years ago I found a picture on the internet that I really liked. http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~triade2/tijdelijk/Blauw.jpg And several years ago I bought a very nice blue silk. I was wondering if red wool felt and gold cord would work for the embroidery.
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