Silkwork,
Passementerie & Costume Accessories
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Gina is a founder member of Soper Lane, a group begun in 1999 to research the lives and work of the medieval London silkwomen. Her personal research focusses on the recreation and reconstruction of the passementerie techniques of the past, and has included most periods, from Anglo-Saxon brocade tablet weaving to Victorian dress passementerie. She has been involved in textile research projects with groups around the world. She has provided reconstructions of narrow wares, passementerie and costume accessories for theatre, costumiers, museums and private individuals. She has also provided modern trimmings using tradional techniques for designers. Her most recent book, Tak v Bowes Departed; A 15th Century Braiding Manual Examined, (co-written with Elizabeth Benns), studies an extant 15th century braiding manual and gives full modern instructions for how to make each of the braids included. She has also co-written 6 booklets on medieval narrow wares, as well as producing papers and essays on other forms of passementerie. She can be available for talks and courses in various aspects of the craft. A trained illustrator, she is a partner of a successful design agency in the Midlands. Previous clients include: Dover Castle
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