I am going to start with a pair of gloves. There are quite a few pairs of 16th and 17th century gloves on the worshipful glove makers website. http://www.glovecollectioncatalogue.org/ I have been especially smitten by accession number 23345 (to see a picture of the specific pair of gloves click on the "Spence Collection at Bath 23337-23361, then scroll down to number 23345). They have everything I have been looking for. I wanted to do a fairly small project with gold embroidery. The metal work on these gloves are all styles I know how to do. The small bobbinlace edging should be an easy-ish pattern to duplicate. In addition, the embroidered flowers are gorgeous. I really like to more realistic look of these. They remind me of the flowers pictured in Mira Calligraphae. I even get to try making a stumwork tree. Another motif I have been wanting to try.
According to the glove makers website, the lower part of the gloves are leather and the decorated part is satin. The first part will be to find some satin in my fabric collection and start designing the patterns. I am not going to worry about how to make the actual glove part yet. I do not think I have any apropriate leather at the moment so that will have to wait a while.
I have completed one more scroll for the challenge. This is scroll number 21. That means 29 left to complete my challenge. I still have many years so it is looking good for completion of this part of my challenge.
I am also starting my first peerage scroll. It is off getting the calligraphy done right now. I usually do my own calligraphy, but I am the first to admit I am not great at it. My apprentice sister Eva, on the other hand, is much better than I. Therefore she is helping me out on this one. The scroll is based on the Grande Heures of Jean Duke of Berry. I sketched out the pattern before I gave it to her so she knows where to put the calligraphy.
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