Tag Archives: WCOB
#50: Laurel Cloak Medallion
Another piece for the Worshipful Company of Broiderers (WCOB) project – a cloak for members of the Order of the Laurel. This time I worked one of the 15 Laurel Wreaths that will be needed for this cloak. Once again, it was worked in gold twist and couched with silk thread.
#41: Laurel Cloak Medallion
Some four years ago, the Worshipful Company of Broiderers (WCOB) undertook a project to create a Peerage Cloak for the Order of the Pelican. A new WCOB project is to create a Peerage cloak for members of the Order of the Laurel. The cloak pieces are to be worked by members of the Order of …
#33: Mamluk Sash
A pattern darned Mamluk Sash, worked as Royal Presentation gift to Qadiya Shayka Lilya bint Hizir on behalf of the Worshipful Company of Broderers (WCOB) of Lochac. This piece was based on extant samples in the Ashmolean Museum. Worked in silk on an uneven weave linen with a bachstitched border and pattern darned diamond trellis. …