Sally and Viv visited the World Textile Day which has been held in Saltford Hall for many years .Despite bothof them giving the majority of their pieces Miao textile collection to the Museum to hold for posterity ,neither could resist buying pieces on sale .
Sally purchased this piece ,which would have been worn as a Festival apron It is created from silk feltwhich would have been cut into these shapes ,then stitched by hand with black thread.Tiny pieces of metal are fashioned into tubes and attached for additional decoration .
The fabric is indigo which acquires its sheen by being beaten and egg white applied .
Sally and Viv visited the village on one of their trips ,below a page from Sally's account of their visit.
Viv bought a headscarf ,decorated by hand by the most exquisitely tiny cross stitch .Motifs are all Miao symbols.This photo showing how it would be worn , again taken on one of their visits.
The embroiderers must have incredible eyesight and such skill .
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