This is an astonishingly great article about historical embroidery, but also Materials Science and threads and the work of Tricia Wilson Nguyen. She takes an engineering approach to this work that is so valuable.

Also references the Plimoth Jacket.

Interview with Tricia Wilson Nguyen: Uncovering Historical Needlework Traditions

https://egausa.org/interview-with-tricia-wilson-nguyen-uncovering-historical-needlework-traditions/