'Measuring millimetres' on a gold Napoleonic dress coat

A professional hand embroiderer has been commissioned to design gold embroidery onto a rare Napoleonic military jacket.

Liz Tapper from Lenham Needlecraft, in Somerset, has been meticulously studying records to incorporate the delicate needlework for an Italian customer.

The military details and references from 1769-1821 will be stitched using specialist goldwork threads and techniques.