Blossom 40 mm Jacquard Woven Ribbon- Green Sajou Bayeux Tapestry Kit giving it a distinctive handle

giving it a distinctive handle and character that modern fabrics cannot imitate

the lengthwise embroidered narrative that records events around the Norman Conquest of 1066 in vivid pictorial style

some are edged with gimp thread

It came to me as part of a collection that included embroidery and knitting charts from the 1840's- 1870's along with some beautifully hand drawn whitework embroidery designs from 1810's- 1830's and a draft of poetry

Blossom 40 mm Jacquard Woven Ribbon- Green Sajou Bayeux Tapestry Kit giving it a distinctive handleA beautiful jacquard woven ribbon with motifs of turquoise spring blossoms. The jacquard weave of the ribbon adds a three dimensional, almost embroidered effect to the ribbon. The ribbon measures 40 mm 1. 6 inches deep . It is sold by the meter in a continuous piece. These ribbons are woven at a few meters per hour on the same jacquard looms in Germany since 1898. Many of the designs are traditional although there are some modern designs to be found