Thread of Gold Dress This early 19th century evening dress is made of extremely delicate silk, embroidered with gold sequins and metal thread. It would have been an extraordinarily expensive garment in its day. The Detail of the traditional fallera dress, with rich golden thread embroidery on a silk skirt Stock Photo Alamy The Eve Dress inspired by Ottoman Empire gold thread stitching, hand embroidered thread work with glass beads, on ruby red a raw silk dupion base gives a structured corseted feel., Photography