Upset with the corruption and extravagance plaguing his kingdom Korea rsquo s King Yeongjo ndash decided to change things In a classic case of throwing out the baby with the bathwater he banned the traditional art of gold-thread embroidery as excessively opulent Soon knowledge of that intricate process vanished into the past In Professor Sim Yeon-ok wanted to reclaim that long-lost tradition Surmising that gold leaf had been glued onto mulberry paper and then hand-cut into slender strands she was able to recreate the process reviving an ancient art form In the book of Exodus we learn of the extravagant [... more]