Orphrey

An orphrey, also spelt orfrey or orfray, is a form of often highly detailed embroidery, in which typically simple materials are made into complex patterns.

[1] Orphreys are broad bands used on priests' albs and knights' robes.

[1] The word comes from Old French orfreis, from Late Latin auriphrygium, from Latin aurum "gold" and Phrygius "Phrygian," as the Phrygians were known for their needlework with gold and silver threads.

[2] Orphrey bands are often worn on clerical vestments, a tradition that began in the 12th-century Roman Catholic Church.

[2] The finest examples of orphrey can take hundreds of hours of work and sell for thousands of dollars.