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November 2025

Goldwork embroidery Tutorial - Fancy Floral Blanket
15th century

Goldwork embroidery tutorial: Fancy Floral Blanket

In the past, my tutorials have shown you how to layer different layers ofembroidery on top of each other to get a particularly sumptuous result. Thisgoldwork embroidery tutorial will add to your skills. This time, you will add a beautiful layer of silken flowers freehand. That’s right—no pattern transfer required. Read more

By Dr Jessica Grimm, 4 weeks25. November 2025 ago
Embroidered vestments - Green cope with embroidered orphreys (detail), M 25, Sankt Annen Museum.
15th century

Embroidered vestments of Gdańsk’s St Mary’s Church part III

The past two weeks, we have looked at two beautifully embroidered vestments from the Cathedral Treasury of Gdańsk, Poland. The first one was a white chasuble with Bohemian embroidery, and the second one was a red chasuble with locally produced embroidery. Both chasubles are on permanent display in the Germanisches Read more

By Dr Jessica Grimm, 1 month ago
Embroidered vestments - Red chasuble (back) with detail embroidered cross, KG 1332.
15th century

Embroidered vestments of Gdańsk’s St Mary’s Church part II

Last week, we looked at the first of a series of embroidered vestments from the Cathedral Treasury of St Mary’s in Gdańsk. This week, I have another one for you, featuring whimsical angels. The chasuble cross was likely embroidered in an embroidery workshop in Gdańsk around AD 1430. And there’s Read more

By Dr Jessica Grimm, 1 month10. November 2025 ago
Embroidered vestments - White chasuble (detail back) with Bohemian embroidery, Germanisches Nationalmuseum KG 1331.
15th century

Embroidered vestments of Gdańsk’s St Mary’s Church

Last week, I reviewed the long-awaited catalogue on the textiles of the Halberstadt Cathedral Treasury. Another Cathedral Treasury with many embroidered vestments from the late medieval period is now divided between Germany and Poland. As in Halberstadt, the textiles of Gdańsk’s St Mary’s Church had survived in the Cathedral Treasury Read more

By Dr Jessica Grimm, 2 months3. November 2025 ago

Medieval Splendour in gold thread and silk

The Acupictrix, alias Dr Jessica Grimm, writes a weekly blog on medieval goldwork embroidery and related topics.

Dr Jessica Grimm is a member of Centre International d’Etude des Textiles Ancienes (CIETA), Bundesverband Kunsthandwerk, and S.E.W.

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