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Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey photographed by Ellen von Unwerth for Vogue Italia, March 2012
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Turkey (made) Date: 1830-1870 (made) Artist/Maker: Unknown (production) Materials and Techniques: Linen 2/2 twill with weft loops, embroidered with silk in double darning and double running in a line, and with metal thread in double darning on the diagonal, fishbone and satin stitch At the end of the 18th century embroidery designs began to develop into rigid and heavily stylised borders for towels and napkins. The colours are strong and greater quantities of metal thread were used. The designs were consistently inventive. The colours in some 19th century embroideries were originally very bright but have faded to pleasing pastel shades. Bath towels were woven with a looped pile. The idea was introduced into western Europe when it was copied by the Manchester firm of Christy and Sons about 1840.
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Italy (made) Date: 1620-1640 (made) Artist/Maker: Unknown (production) Materials and Techniques: Linen cutwork, buttonhole stitches, and bobbin-lace borders Two matching wide and narrow lace borders of cutwork. The pattern has been cut from a panel of linen in imitation of a needle-made tape lace. The edges of the linen are oversewn with buttonhole stitches worked over a laid thread to form a raised outline; similar buttonholed threads are used to form three-dimensional detailing and the centres of the larger flowers and leaves are worked with a variety of patterns in spaced knotted buttonhole stitches. The pattern is linked by buttonholed bars.
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