I’m always on the lookout for images to use for inspiration in my writing, especially when it comes to writing descriptions of Regency era clothing. Not long ago I came found his image on The Met Museum’s website: This, I thought, is a very nice linen gown, perfect for a warm summer day; and it …
Archaeological records show that the history of beadwork goes back at least 5,000 years. Beads and embellishments were perhaps mankind’s first indulgent luxury, fashioned from seashells, stones, nuts, seeds and carved wood. Throughout the Middle Ages, beads were used to embellish embroidery work. In Renaissance and Elizabethan England, clothing, purses, fancy boxes, and small pictures …