Opus Anglicanum is English embroidery from 1000 AD. Silk embroidered figures with gold "underside" couching.
Opus Anglicanum - Pelican Armband
Opus Anglicanum - Pelican Armband - Close-up 1
Opus Anglicanum - Pelican armband - Close-up 2
Or Nue is embroidery found in Europe from 1300 onwards. Silk embroidered figures with gold surface couching.
Opus Anglicanum - Process 1- Prick ponce paint pattern on slate frame
Opus Anglicanum Process 2- work from the back - pallet - stitch direction - pattern
Opus Anglicanum Process 3- silk completed - Lion
Or nue - Pelican-Knight or nue
Opus Anglicanum - Lady with Book
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