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Record 1 2003-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Trimming and Embroidery
DEF

A wire of matte gold rolled around a large needle to form a tiny tube that the Embroiderers cut into pieces two or three lines in length. To use these bits of gold, one must thread them on silk thread as with bouillon; the resulting trim is a little more solid than bouillon. It is made in several thicknesses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Passementerie et broderie
DEF

Fil d'or ou d'argent formant de petites spirales qu'on emploie dans les broderies liturgiques, les draps d'or ou d'argent.

Spanish

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