Yesterday, we continued in our study of this goldwork piece by examining up-close the very dimensional Agnus Dei (lamb) that adorns the embroidered vestment that we’re taking apart.

At the end of yesterday’s article, we ended up with the Agnus Dei removed from the ground fabric, and today, we’re going to “unlayer” the lamb on this piece.

By doing this, we’ll see how the foundations of a dimensional piece of embroidery are built up and eventually embroidered. Mostly, we’ll learn through photos – there’s not a lot of explanation required here (though that doesn’t usually keep me from talking, does it?!).

Given the symbolism of this piece and what I’m doing with it, I figured this would make an appropriate Good Friday topic!