Beaded Brocade jacket                                  page  1   2   3
 
     I found this wonderful fabric at Pennsic. I decided that I wanted to make a version of the embroidered jacket to wear with my kirtles.  Although it is difficult to see in the images, I beaded the various patterns in the brocade with glass beads of matching color.
 


Left- Jacket with green wool kirtle
Above- front view


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