“She is such stuff as dreams are made on”

Four remarkable women come together with their magic to bring life to this extraordinary coat

Each two-needled knitted stitch
Each hand stitch that sculpts the velvet Astrakhan collar, cuffs and bow
Each of the hundreds of minute glass seed beads
Each button
The silk gossamer ruff that has been knitted around the boarders of the coat has been
Gently
Silently
And slowly put together by these women’s skilful hands.

No machine
No noise
No hurry