Embellishment

A bouquet of victorian hairwork using human, horse, and artificial hair. The piece uses gimpwork, basketweave, and palettework techniques.

Two traditional mourning style pieces of palettework using human hair.

18th century fly fringe/ floss fringe samples. A traditional passementerie trimming technique made freehand or using a tape loom. Using silk and metal threads.

Fingerloop braiding is a technique that has been commonly used in clothing from the 7th to the 19th century, these pieces are all made with linen, silk or cotton threads.

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