A French-language illustrated article on passementerie (trimmings made of braid, cord, soutache, tassels and knots), published in the journal Art et Décoration in 1908. It tries to define passementerie and set it apart from embroidery and lace. It then gives a historical survey from prehistoric and ancient peoples through the Orient, Greece and Rome to medieval and 17th-century France, followed by materials (silk, cotton, wool, raphia, metal threads, beads, spangles). It also describes techniques (sewing on paper, working on a nailed board, bench work for knots and lacs, hand-woven galons) and the four main product categories. Many plates show soutache and princesse work by designers such as P. Doizey, Keim and Bonnon-Dumoutier, with a figure of the common knots.

Type

Article

Date

May 1908

Language

French

Pages

14