An upclose shot of the embroidery and trim. The embroidery was done on my machine, using a purchased design that was modified, duplicated, and size-adjusted to fit on both the collar and the cuffs. The overall goal was to give the look of the era's fantastic metallic bullion work without taking ten years to do it by hand. Don't get me wrong, it still took a while, because I had to work out stabilizer, tension, thread, and the design itself, but still MUCH faster than the methods of the old days.

The gold trim was found at JoAnns. I really thought it looked neat, so I ended up buying them out of what they had at three different stores so I would have enough!

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