Shortly after Tricia released the Thistle Thread Tulip Slip kit, with the optional finishing kit that contained a piece of real silk velvet as the backing, it's come up twice in conversation in the historical embroidery 'blogosphere'.

I've been googling, looking at the historical embroidery supply shops ...... I'm considering a piece to back my Bishop Cope's piece - it would be purple, and have all the seperate pieces on the design (on dupion) appliqued onto it.

I'm sure someone mentioned an embroidery shop that now sells it in their blog. Can you remember? Do you know a good source for proper silk velvet?

Much appreciated