Selvedge Magazine - TURNING STRAW INTO GOLD Straw Embroidery: A Mysterious Fashion Dior used the intriguing materials of raffia and straw sequins to decorate Princess Margaret's 21st birthday dress. Raffia is soft
Victoria Haddock on X: "Day 22 of my Christmas costume #AdventCalendar is this c. 1865 belted gold silk and tulle ballgown from the Wien Museum collection. The gown is embellished with straw
![Claire de Waard, Red Magma Straw Sample (detail), 2021. 15cm x 20cm (6" x 8"). Straw embroidery, beading, tambour embroidery. Straw, dye straw, organza, seed beads, crystal beads. - TextileArtist.org Claire de Waard, Red Magma Straw Sample (detail), 2021. 15cm x 20cm (6" x 8"). Straw embroidery, beading, tambour embroidery. Straw, dye straw, organza, seed beads, crystal beads. - TextileArtist.org](https://www.textileartist.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Red-Magma-Straw-sample_2021-Claire-de-Waard.jpg)
Claire de Waard, Red Magma Straw Sample (detail), 2021. 15cm x 20cm (6" x 8"). Straw embroidery, beading, tambour embroidery. Straw, dye straw, organza, seed beads, crystal beads. - TextileArtist.org
![Dress in threeDress in three parts, Italian, silk taffeta with straw embroidery, 1867, Galleria del Costume di Palazzo Pitti, 00000101, via EuropeanaFashion.euparts, Italian, silk taffeta with straw embroidery, 1867, Galleria del Costume Dress in threeDress in three parts, Italian, silk taffeta with straw embroidery, 1867, Galleria del Costume di Palazzo Pitti, 00000101, via EuropeanaFashion.euparts, Italian, silk taffeta with straw embroidery, 1867, Galleria del Costume](https://thedreamstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Dress-in-three-parts-Italian-silk-taffeta-with-straw-embroidery-1867-Galleria-del-Costume-di-Palazzo-Pitti-evening-bodice-00000101.jpg)