Aug

10-5

Peyote

The Bargello fabric found in the Bargello Palace in Florence inspires these earrings. The flame-like pattern is popular in many of the needle arts. The earrings are named after one of the Vestal Virgins from Ancient Rome. They were priestesses of the goddess Vesta and responsible for maintaining the sacred fire of the temple. They were selected from distinguished families at an early age and enjoyed privileges that other Roman women were not permitted.

The earrings are made following a color pattern using diagonal brick stitch with increases and decreases at the end of a row. The brick stitch pattern is then attached to a bezeled coin pearl and embellished with a backstitch and semi-precious drop.