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Project: Sweet Bag
Time Period: Late 16th to early 17th century, England
Date Completed: 2015
Materials: Linen ground, Silver & Gold Gilt Passing, Gilt Silt Twist, Soie Perlee Silk thread, wood bead core, Pink Silk lining
Sweet Bag in progress on Slate Frame
Bird Motif
Close-up view of the bird motif. Stitched in Trellis Stitch and Reverse chain using Gilt Silk Twist and Gold Gilt Passing #4.
Completed Sweet Bag
This shows the other side of the sweet bag. In extant samples the two sides were similar. The designs on my bag are the same, but I changed the color of the Roses and alternated the strawberries. All else is the same.
Sweet Bag in progress on Slate Frame
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