Looking at, and researching surviving work produced during the Middle Ages, has made me want to explore the tools Medieval embroiderers used. Would they recognise any of ours? Would I recognise any of theirs? Quite a few, surprisingly, so let’s explore just what they had secreted away in their Medieval sewing baskets.
Looking at, and researching surviving work produced during the Middle Ages, has made me want to explore the tools Medieval embroiderers used. Would they recognise any of ours? Would I recognise any of theirs? Quite a few, surprisingly, so let’s explore just what they had secreted away in their Medieval sewing baskets.