He was Vice Patron of the Embroiderers Guild. He promoted tussar silk and designed works for the Leek embroiderers. The names of various (male) embroiderers of the period appear in the Westminster royal accounts. The women embroiderers of Bethlehem were known for their bridalwear. The train was embroidered by Lock's Embroiderers. The embroidering of both garments was executed by the couture embroiderers Lesage. His parents were Germain de Saint-Aubin and Anne Boissay, themselves both professional embroiderers. The embroiderers were led by Dorie Wilkie. Most contemporary embroiderers can no longer do so and use tracing blocks. Japanese embroiderers have also worked in the style. It took 22 embroiderers 10 months to finish. The upper classes employed embroiderers, especially the clergy with their ecclesiastical vestments. The earnings of the embroiderers were generally quite good, especially for the self-employed homeworkers. Twenty embroiderers worked for five years to create the embroidery. Rabbi Eleazar taught that the embroiderers embroidered over the design that the designers had drawn.