I Learned the Ancient Art of Sewing with GOLD (and you can too!)

Head on over to Nebula for more awesome content, sans ads! It's just $36/year. 🥳 http://www.nebula.tv/bernadettebanner Fancy a goldwork kit of your own? Let us know how it goes! https://handembroidery.com/collections/bernadette-banner-x-hand-lock ⤠ HOW TO SUPPORT ⤟ ♥️ PATREON for exclusive behind-the-scenes content! https://www.patreon.com/bernadettebanner ⚝ NEBULA to see these videos ad- and sponsorship-free, + Original content! http://www.nebula.tv/bernadettebanner 🦵MERCH https://store.dftba.com/collections/bernadette-banner ⤠ START YOUR HAND SEWING JOURNEY ⤟ 📚 BOOK: “Make, Sew and Mend: Traditional Techniques to Sustainably Maintain and Refashion Your Clothes” https://linktr.ee/makesewandmend 🧵 SKILLSHARE CLASSES: “Hand Sewing Basics: Working Wonders with Fabric, Needle & Thread”. To sign up for a free trial and take the class, visit https://skl.sh/bernadettebanner1 ⤠ SOCIAL ⤟ 📸 INSTAGRAM @bernadettebanner http://www.instagram.com/bernadettebanner PRODUCTION MANAGER | Marlena Maher IG @threadedthistle https://www.instagram.com/threadedthistle/ EDITOR | @DannyBanner IG @danbanstudio https://www.instagram.com/danbanstudio/ This channel is made possible through the generous support of Patreon members. On behalf of myself and the team: thank you! ✨ ⤠ SOURCES ⤟ [1] Embroidered fragment of a female dress dates, Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD), National Silk Museum in Hangzhou, courtesy of Dr. Jessica Grimm https://www.jessicagrimm.com/blog/chinese-embroidery [2] Tang Dynasty Goldwork," c. 7th Century, National Silk Museum in Hangzhou, courtesy of Dr. Jessica Grimm. https://www.jessicagrimm.com/blog/chinese-embroidery [3] 'Embroidered Textile with Three Saints,' c. 12th Century, The Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/448246 [4] 'Chasuble (Opus Anglicanum),' c. 1330-50 AD, The Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/466660 [5] The Fishmongers' Pall, 1512 – 1538, England. © The Worhsipful Company of Fishmongers, London https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/opus-anglicanum-masterpieces-of-english-medieval-embroidery [6] Queen Elizabeth I, by Nicholas Hilliard, circa 1575, NPG 190, National Portrait Gallery, London ⤠ TIMESTAMPS ⤟ 0:00 - Intro 1:06 - A Little Throwback to Ye Olde Past Projects 1:58 - The Tarnished Truth 2:55 - A Brief History of Goldwork 4:58 - Materials Used 5:54 - The Cutwork Technique 6:56 - Bright Check & Chipping Technique 7:58 - Pearl Purl & Couching Technique 9:20 - Designing Modern Goldwork 10:38 - A Goldwork Kit Collaboration! 11:09 - Let’s Get Sewing (with gold!) 11:46 - mistakes were made 12:07 - Trying the Techniques 14:30 - How Long Does This Take? (years? maybe.) 15:30 - Making Items With Finished Embroidery Kits! 17:53 - Final Reflections 19:20 - Want More Artsy Content? (Nebula) 21:10 - Credits 21:50 - thou shouldst throw it back