Vascular anastomosis, the surgical process of connecting blood vessels to one another, was made viable by Alexis Carrel at the turn of the twentieth century. His technique became fundamental to modern vascular surgery, and is central to his legacy as the "father" of vascular surgery. Carrel was, however, taught by the famous Lyon embroiderer Marie Anne Leroudier, the significance of which has yet to be examined. In this article, I work with the embroiderer Fleur Oakes to reenact a simulation at which Carrel excelled—putting stitches into a cigarette paper—and discuss a selection of Leroudier's works in relation to his surgical practice. Our simulation and its subsequent discussion, I argue, is an invitation to frame vascular anastomosis in gendered and craft terms, and to problematize the still-dominant construction of the young Carrel as the archetypal heroic, male surgeon.

血管吻合术是一种将血管相互连接起来的手术过程，由 Alexis Carrel 在 20 世纪之交实现。他的技术成为现代血管外科的基础，并且是他作为血管外科“父亲”遗产的核心。然而，Carrel 是由著名的里昂刺绣师 Marie Anne Leroudier 教授的，其重要性还有待研究。在这篇文章中，我与刺绣师 Fleur Oakes 合作，重演了 Carrel 擅长的模拟——在卷烟纸上缝针——并讨论了与他的手术实践相关的 Leroudier 的一系列作品。我认为，我们的模拟及其随后的讨论是邀请以性别和工艺术语构建血管吻合术，