Sewing map - machinery embroidery with padded cardboard, paper, cloth, birch bark, etc. Emerged in the second half of the XVI century and was used at the time mainly for decoration of liturgical garments and embroidered church utensils. The main popularity of this technique occurred in the period XVIII-XIX centuries. Initially as a "floor" for sewing on the map used paper, leather or bark, stacked in multiple layers. Modern craftswomen used cardboard suitable thickness. Embroidery done with gold and silver threads of different colors. These products are characterized by rich and precious texture.
Sewing on the map
Sewing map - machinery embroidery with padded cardboard, paper, cloth, birch bark, etc. Emerged in the second half of the XVI century and was used at the time mainly for decoration of liturgical garments and embroidered church utensils. The main popularity of this technique occurred in the period XVIII-XIX centuries. Initially, as a "floor" for ...