Measuring millimetres on a gold Napoleonic dress coat

Professional hand embroiderer Liz Tapper is designing gold embroidery for a rare military coat. …

A professional hand embroiderer has been commissioned to design gold embroidery for a rare Napoleonic military jacket.

Liz Tapper from Lenham Needlecraft, in Somerset, has been meticulously studying records to inform the delicate needlework for an Italian customer.

The military details and references from 1769-1821 will be stitched using specialist goldwork threads and techniques.

Video Journalist: Deborah Collins