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<p>[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 8571, member: 78"]Hi,</p><p> Does anyone know how to polish silver thread designs on navy blue velvet?? I ask because the church has a sash with gorgeous silver thread pelican on it. As it is the bird is black. My favorite set of vestments have all the pieces made of gold lame with very tiny red thread stitched over 2000 maryters and saints with their names all over the lame, they are about the size of a dime and you can not see them unless you look very closely.</p><p>They were made about the 1860s by French nuns. The Met's textile conservators were just amazed at the workmanship. They did replace the red silk linings which were shredding. They left most of the the original silk intact.</p><p>greg[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 8571, member: 78"]Hi, Does anyone know how to polish silver thread designs on navy blue velvet?? I ask because the church has a sash with gorgeous silver thread pelican on it. As it is the bird is black. My favorite set of vestments have all the pieces made of gold lame with very tiny red thread stitched over 2000 maryters and saints with their names all over the lame, they are about the size of a dime and you can not see them unless you look very closely. They were made about the 1860s by French nuns. The Met's textile conservators were just amazed at the workmanship. They did replace the red silk linings which were shredding. They left most of the the original silk intact. greg[/QUOTE]
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