tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86718401553401283232011-04-21T19:34:05.837-07:00malvoisinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13673090789047395483noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671840155340128323.post-6716325895039633812007-08-26T13:29:00.000-07:002007-09-18T22:10:57.351-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_9eERjwm8M7U/RvCvHvtpfyI/AAAAAAAAABE/OfOmZpIN0eQ/s1600-h/coif.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_9eERjwm8M7U/RvCvHvtpfyI/AAAAAAAAABE/OfOmZpIN0eQ/s400/coif.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111778124667387682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_9eERjwm8M7U/RtHqTyeU7cI/AAAAAAAAAAU/OQozJG9vsUE/s1600-h/coif2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_9eERjwm8M7U/RtHqTyeU7cI/AAAAAAAAAAU/OQozJG9vsUE/s320/coif2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103117478474870210" border="0" /></a>I actually finished this later period coif about 3 years ago, but have never put more than a picture online. It was a true labor of love, taking 7 years total (not continuously, obviously) and was started as a gestational insomnia project. It is recreated from a textile in the Burrell Collection in Glasgow and the best, upclose photos of it are in Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe unlocked.<br /><br />It is done on even weave linen in (I am ashamed to say) standard cotton embroidery thread. I now have much easier access to silk and promise my next project will be better! The silver thread<br /> is some nasty-ish stuff I had to hand (money was always a problem when I was working on this). It was very hard to work with, broke a lot and I still wish I had had the money for real metal thread. The silver spangles are nice and real though. I got them from <a href="http://www.hedgehoghandworks.com/">Hedgehog Handworks </a>although <a href="http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/">Reconstructing History</a> has just added them too. They are pain to work with. This coif should really have them all over - but I had a very hard time working with them, as they were sharp on the edges. I very carefully dulled the outer edges with an emery board, but 'Dremel' never occurred to me for the inside hole (duh), so again, tips for the next project. I will come back and add some more info on this entry, but I wanted to get the pictures up today.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.hedgehoghandworks.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8671840155340128323-671632589503963381?l=malvoisine.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>malvoisinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13673090789047395483noreply@blogger.com0