European Loop Braiding By Noémi Speiser and Joy Boutrup Part 3
These well designed books, written by world authorities in loop braiding, are the result of extensive, meticulous research and in-depth analysis of many centuries of European Loop Braiding. The examples are accompanied by excellent photographs, clear explanations, diagrams. and Bibliography.
This most valuable research opens our eyes and minds and will lead to further discoveries in our museums, archives, and collections.
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Part III: Loop Braiding in Swedish Bridgettine Tradition
Much research has been carried out by Ingar Estham and Mari-Louise Franzén into the medieval textiles in Bridgettine Convent, Vadstena, Sweden. This has revealed a number of fascinating structures on the artefacts found on reliquaries, mitres, and lace-like insertions on capes.. These have been studied and documented in depth by Noémi Speiser.