I´ve had this vintage victorian silk for a while, making some attempts to braid with it, but it was difficult. But after making my thin wrap-arounds with silver details, I thought I´d try to make one with the vintage silk too.
It worked out great! I´m not sure I want to part with it, so it sits in my workroom for now. The pictures can´t show the light, silky, matt texture, but you can imagine it?
I´ve finished it with silver and copper enamel jump rings, violet Swarovski and fresh water pearls.
Color is called "plum". It´s laying on top of the empty quills that contained the silk thread.
It says "Patented 1870", so I guess the silk is produced between 1870 and 1920.
2 comments:
IIiihh!! Nydelig :-) Flere! Flere! :-)
Tenkte du ville like det Mirjam... Jeg har bestilt svart silke til ditt armbånd, den kommer forhåpentligvis snart i postkassen min... De som solgte skinn skulle ha 40$ i porto for noen få meter, så send gjerne skinntråd hvis du har...
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