Whitework Embroidery - Seiko Nakano marking tool Step-by-step instructions and illustrations make

Step-by-step instructions and illustrations make these designs accessible and easy to follow

French terry

The top has a plunging V neckline that includes an optional tie closure

and much more

• 11 guided projects for home and wardrobe

Whitework Embroidery - Seiko Nakano marking tool Step-by-step instructions and illustrations makeSharing the result of her years combing dusty attics, archives, brocantes, and antique shops for vintage handstitched items and rare needlework manuals, embroidery expert Maillard here offers the patterns used by French women in the 1800s and early 1900s to prepare their dowry chests or to customize their household linens. This is a genuine goldmine for stitchers: letters and motifs in shapes, sizes, and styles that can be adapted to any piece. Until