Japanese Embroidery and Flat Silk

Anyone curious about Japanese flat silk and how it is used in Japanese Embroidery will find these two articles on Mary Corbet's site fascinating.  The second article answers questions raised by the first since these techniques are so alien to most needleworkers.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2011/09/flat-silks-tips-techniques.html

http://www.needlenthread.com/2011/09/awl-with-flat-silk-questions-answered.html

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