The pattern for this handwoven braid was first created around 1950, and the 10cm-wide version came into production in the 1970s. Crafted on a Jacquard loom, it comprises an intricately intertwining motif edged by a detailed band of pink flowers.
To hear Yves Dorget speak about the tradition of France’s passementerie (also 'trimmings' in English) is to understand the passion that keeps him in h ...