Amazing 17th-18th Century Ornately Decorated Handwoven Heavy Wool and Metallic Thread Trim, Presumed English antique fire alarm but I believe these were

but I believe these were also made with hair of the living

one presumes

mostly notably hooked rugs and mats

hand-sewn of oil cloth I think at least a hundred years ago

adding a whole different dimension of pattern to it

Amazing 17th-18th Century Ornately Decorated Handwoven Heavy Wool and Metallic Thread Trim, Presumed English antique fire alarm but I believe these wereThis I regard as the most special thing I've found in the last few weeks, for being very old and just blowing my mind with its construction. Handwoven of both heavy wool and metallic thread, it is a 54 inch stretch of wide trim, onto which was stitched an endless series of metallic thread wrapped metal forms crosses, knots, and bows of several sorts. Details give a sense of the intensity of the workmanship here, but holding it in hand is a different