| The purse knops form the decoration of a reconstruction of a medieval purse, more details of which can be found here. | ||
| Attached to each side panel and the bottom of the purse is a flat pom-pom of blue silk with an embroidered rose. The rose is worked in split stich and couching on a linen ground, using silks and real gold thread. | ![]() |
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The drawstrings - for both the outer purse and the two inner purses are finished with a blue silk pompom. Each of these has a covered wooden button, decorated with silk and gold thread to form a star. | |
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Items can be commissioned - please contact Gina should you wish to discuss your requirements. Alternatively, you may like to visit the Shop for even more ideas.
Galleries:
Purses & bags
Girdles & Ribbons
Laces, braids & cords
Tassels & knops
18c Tassel
repair
Chevron tassels
Tudor girdle tassels
Netted medieval tassel
Shield tassel
Beaded purse knop
Medieval pompom & star knops
Tudor dagger tassel
Turks head tassel
Elizabethan tufts
Key tassels
Sash tassels
Modern tie-backs
Needlelace tassel