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Gina specialises in the recreation and reconstruction of passementerie techniques of the past.

She creates trimmings, tassels, buttons and other small textile items for museums, costumiers, theatre, film, designers and private indivduals.

Although many of these small items are often overlooked, the correct period trim can ensure that a costume looks 'right' in a way that modern trimmings cannot.

Reconstructions are invaluable for today's museums; enabling a better understanding of costume generally and ensuring the public can visualise something otherwise damaged, tarnished or faded. They also allow a more hands-on approach whilst protecting the original.

Gina works closely with her clients, and in the case of historical trim, using original sources where ever possible and drawing on techniques known to have been in use at any given period. For more modern uses, she is happy to design something completely unique to enhance clothing or interiors.

She has also restored old items of passementerie - repairing damaged parts and creating replacements to match destroyed originals.

She particularly enjoys the challenge of trying to discover how something may have been made, and is continually discovering more about the narrow wares of the past.