Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Ornamentations (noun): 2. That in which the process of ornamenting is embodied; the ornaments which adorn a thing collectively; ornament in general

Or, in music, the grace notes that embellish a melodic line.

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Two Ladies Personifying Taste and Touch: metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/229036

Rachael Kinnison on historic beaded mirror cases: ladysrepositorymuseum.blogspot.com/2014/03/17th-c-padded-mirror-cases.html
And her finish of her own: ladysrepositorymuseum.blogspot.com/2014/08/finished.html

Embroidery at the Burrell Collection: amazon.com/Embroidery-1600-1700-At-Burrell-Collection/dp/0719554136

Colors used for the Met rose on my project: Amy Mitten Fibers to Dye For in Madame Rose, Poison Berry, Pink Panther; Soie 100/3 #358; Soie Gobelins #4656

And the pattern for the upcoming box tutorial is Modern Folk Embroidery's Forget Me Not: modernfolkembroidery.com/product/forget-me-not-a-quaker-sampler-pdf-pattern

Forgot to mention, an ornament finishing tutorial on Blackbird Snow Garden is coming.