Pearl Purl 3

Pearl Purl 3

Pearl purl 3 also known as Jaseron in French, so named because it looks like a row of purls. Comes in sizes from 1 – 3 with 3 being the largest.  In addition to this Pearl purl is also available in Fine and Super fine.

Approx: wire diameter – 1.651mm* – please note that this can differ slightly from batch to batch and is a guide only

Product summary

• 18 Inches
• Gold colour
• Sizes Pearl purl 2 and Pearl purl 1 is gold also available
• Pearl purl 3 is available in Gold, Silver and Copper
• Gilt has a gold content of 0.5%

*measured on a Vernier gauge March 2023

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Traditionally goldwork embroidery was worn on ecclesiastical vestments and church trappings i.e. alter frontals, pulpit falls etc. Also in Royal circles and rich aristocratic families, for them it was an ostentatious display of wealth and power.

The goldwork threads used to be pure gold and were flattened and wound around strands of animal and human hair, but because the gold was so brittle they were later wrapped around materials such as silk, animal gut, paper, or parchment. In the early days this was all done by hand, which made the cost phenomenal. The most renowned examples of English embroidery are the beautifully preserved St Cuthberts Stole and maniple which was made at the behest of Queen Aelfflaed about 901AD, it is covered completely in gold laid work and couched thread, it is displayed in Durham Cathedral.