Historically, young French girls embroidered their initials on their finest linens.
The initialled letters were always blood red because red was a strong & endurable dye that could be easily seen.
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"French General - Home Sewn" by Kaari Meng contains 30 French-inspired projects for every room in the house.
The French theme is used in the gift range shown below, that includes a sewing case, sewing bag & note book."French General - Home Sewn" by Kaari
Meng ($55.00 + postage)
French General - Sewing Case ($28.90 + postage)
French General - Sewing Bag ($74.90 + postage)
French General - Note Book ($38.90 + postage)
I wish I could type in the accent of Pepe Le Pew....
ReplyDeleteLooks lovely.
Faith is so motivated by the canvas of the 'quilt top' she saw in the shop!!! I had to teach her to hand sew so she can work on her idea at home.
Abs :)