Not everyone knows what posture is. This tricky word is actually nothing more than gold, silver or copper braid. It is framed by various elements of clothing or furniture. Where did this name come from and when did the first pose appear?
Posment
Wickerwork has been used since ancient times to decorate clothes or furniture. Now military uniforms are supplemented with metal gowns, and earlier it was used for male and female outfits. The lace of furniture makes it more attractive and stylish, gives it a rich look. Posments are most often made of twisted yarn, which is then wrapped with a beautiful thin thread. Posment is a special element used for decoration and decoration. A braid for clothes is used not only for beauty, but also so that the edges of the product do not tear.
Posement History
In the early Middle Ages, various materials were used in the embroidery and decoration of clothes. Gimp is a very thin wire, like a spring. It has been used from the 10th century to the present day. From the gimp weaving gowns. They are decorated with ceremonial uniforms. In the excavations there are ancient postures, woven for a very long time. Due to the naturalness of the material, they are well preserved. They are incredibly beautiful, unique in their kind. They are made manually, differ in patterns and weaving methods. Posment is a patch on any textile products, translated from French. This item is used to decorate clothes in our time.
The found ancient poses differ from modern ones in incredible grace, because they are all handmade. Beautiful lines and curves make them richer.
Gold ribbon
It is most often used as a border. Reflective is also used now. The gold ribbon is distinguished from the rest by its brilliance and rich appearance. The width is various, from narrow to very wide. Gold ribbon has a decorative function.
Silk came into use from the XIV century. They began to be used by noble and wealthy gentlemen who decorated their clothes with ribbons with gilding. This distinguished them, showed the situation in society.
Gold galun
It is used to decorate uniforms, as well as in the manufacture of insignia. Gold galun is such a woven braid or ribbon with a dense weft.
For the highest ranks, the galun is made of thread, which varies from 3 to 5% of gilding. Due to this composition, it is very strong and durable.
Gold embroidery and embroidery
The use of threads in such a case is very interesting. Pozument is a product that relates to gold embroidery, which also includes silver and gold embroidery. Precious metals are used in the manufacture of filaments because they do not oxidize over time. Modern embroidery techniques are not very different from medieval ones. Drawn, spun, beat and gimp are still used. Pozuments are woven from them, beautiful patterns are embroidered that adorn elegant clothes.
Drawn thread is a thin and very soft wire. Nowadays it is made of any metal. Spun - thin wire wound in a spiral on a thread. Most often made of gilded silver. To beat is a simple flattened wire. It bends well and easily. The gimp is characterized in that a flat or round wire spirals like a spring. Not only gowns are weaved from it, but also the patterned stripes that adorn the edge of the clothes, make various pendants and applications.
Where is the thread for braiding
In Russia, they are manufactured at the Denisovsky plant, which is engaged in their production for defense needs. Abroad gimp is also produced. In Europe, they make military uniforms out of it. In India, national clothes are embroidered. Such threads can not be bought in a simple store, they simply are not available for sale. Embroiderers and needlewomen, weaving bracelets and other jewelry, also purchase them at the factory. In church shops you can buy a regular gimp made in Turkey. It is quite thin, but does not contain precious metals.
Historical findings
Historians find a huge variety of different antiques decorated with embroidery and gowns. Even in the time of the Vikings in Scandinavia, weaving from a dragged thread was widespread. Often the embroidery was done in gold, and on the edge was framed by a gimbal from a simple thin wire.
In Hedeby, Birka, Gotland there are gimp products similar to animal images. So, for example, a deer was found, woven from a very thin wire, inlaid with small stones, and the base on which it seems to be standing was made from a gutter. Various pendants are also found, with inserts of mica or leather ribbons. Some positions and knots are woven incredibly beautiful, they are almost impossible to repeat.
People have always sought to decorate their formal clothes. A monument is a real work of art, because it is not so easy to weave an intricate pattern from a thin wire or thread.