Embroidered Coats of Arms

Coats of arms were utilised for even more than simply identification around the battlefield. Within one hundred years the coat of arms was highly popular with the gentry and used through the continent. It's during this height in popularity of the coat of arms where we start seeing them in more than merely strictly formal usage. Decoration in anything from architecture to textiles included the family’s coat of arms.

Coats of arms in your own home
Everyday sights in the local manor or castle included coats of arms. They were carved into the woodwork as decoration, placed over fireplaces, and located in other spots of honor. Not only did the coat of arms with its many features alllow for beautiful art, but in addition displayed a person’s coat of arms for almost any visitors to see - whether they be nobility or commoner. However they were also included as to what we today would call mundane, everyday things.

Embroidery
Coats of arms have been a part of embroidery pieces ever since coats of arms were used in decoration. Not quite as many examples of embroideries with coats of arms exist as other decorative pieces of the identical theme. It is because of the inherently fragile nature of the textile. Even the most breathtaking embroidery piece is subjected to everyday damage along with the disintegration of age when additional care is not taken care.

Embroidered coats of arms today
Centuries ago coats of arms were an everyday phenomenon, something that surrounded people every day. Coats of arms were embroidered on everything from monumental tapestries to tablecloths and everything in between. Today getting your coat of arms beautifully embroidered and framed isn’t as common as they once were. However, you also can decorate your house using your heritage by ordering your personal embroidered coat of arms today.