Okay, this trim is fit for royalty…but what culture and placetime? I've asked a bead person to give me suggestions, but I'd like to hear from anybody. (And no, I didn't buy this for $20 – we tried to sell it, and it didn't go. My grandmother wore this dress to my parent's wedding.)
Here's a closeup (a bit fuzzy, but I hope you can see that it's gold braid with faceted glass stones):
Wow, what gorgeous trim! Love it. And what a nice heirloom.
Sadly I can’t think of any appropriate period in SCA times for several reasons; firstly the style, i.e. stones massed closely together instead of flaunted individually, & off center; secondly, the cut and mount of the stones – the particular claw mount style and some of the cuts might be very late period but not earlier (the rounds are rose cut? which is latter 1500s and I can’t really tell from the photo but the others, especially the marquise, look to be brilliant cuts, which are C.17th); and lastly the Aurora Borealis coating, which was a 1950’s invention. Sorry. 🙁 On the other hand I think the trim would look fantastic on a Little Black Dress.
BTW, I’ve never commented before, but I’d just like to say I very much enjoy reading both your blogs. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
I would so use this for something Bellydance related in that whole Tribaret look.