Comments on: Broderie Anglaise Embroidery https://sewguide.com Fabric to Clothes : Sewing Tips & Fashion Designing Tutorials Wed, 27 Jul 2022 15:39:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Sarina https://sewguide.com/broderie-anglaise/comment-page-1/#comment-11472 Sun, 03 Feb 2019 17:57:36 +0000 https://sewguide.com/?page_id=16842#comment-11472 In reply to Katherine.

Hi Katherine
Thanks for reading and providing the extra info. Very interesting

]]> By: Katherine https://sewguide.com/broderie-anglaise/comment-page-1/#comment-11442 Sat, 02 Feb 2019 14:08:25 +0000 https://sewguide.com/?page_id=16842#comment-11442 This may look hand done–and it was hand done a very long time ago—but it has been made by machine since around 1830. The vast majority if broderie anglaise trim found on antique dresses and petticoats was made on these machines. You can tell by looking at the back side: the threads that go from one motif (leaf, flower, etc) to the next are all in exactly the same spot on each motif—the same point of every leaf without fail, the end of the same flower petal without fail, every single time.

There are old photos somewhere online of these machines, if you want to research them. I saw some years ago but didn’t save them. Back then I was sure this stuff was handmade, then a friend explained how to tell if it wasn’t.

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