Yesterday my friend, Patti, and I stopped in our local antique/consignment shop. I wasn’t really expecting to find anything because they don’t have many textiles and also their prices are way too high. However, I fell in love with this beautiful hand embroidered linen tablecloth. It had 3 or 4 little stains that didn’t look bad at all so I paid the $40 and took it home to wash. All the little spots came out and it looks brand new. I wonder if this was a stamped tablecloth or a transfer — I guess I’ll never know. The gold border is a nice touch and I just love the colors.
It certainly was not the kind of steal that my thrifter-blogger friends seem to always find, but if I had stitched this beautiful tablecloth, I could never sell it for $40.
Oh wow! That is beautiful!!! I agree, if I had spent that much time on it, I could not sell it for $40.
Ann
What a beauty! Wouldn’t it be fun to have a set of dishes to “match?” Gorgeous colors!
That is gorgeous – what handwork! I don’t find ones like that at sales.
So beautiful! I always wonder about the ‘back story’ of such wonderful linens….
Beyond beautiful! So glad the spots came out, it’s meant to be seen. What a great find, how lucky you are! The price is a bit much for a linen tablecloth but with this detailed handwork I think you got a good deal out of it.
Just amazing, I can’t get over how pretty it is!
xoxo
its beautiful..
-Mitu
Beautiful tablecloth! I like it.
At present,most embroideried tablecloths have been made by machine,handmade tablecloths have been made limited.
Perhaps someday nobody can’t produce handmade embroideried tablecloths again.