Purchased from a French woman, likely from the mid to late 1800s. An antique cross, square doily, linen handkerchief, and mat from either Britain or France. A white work piece with a cool and delicate aesthetic, created by pulling threads from a fabric of exquisite, very fine yarn, and bundling them to create flower-like motifs. The fabric is made of high-quality linen that is extremely smooth and supple. Exquisite and cool drawn thread work where extremely fine threads intersect and weave. Circular and linear, meticulous needlework. Needlework lace with thread embroidery, created by bundling threads pulled from the top, bottom, left, and right sides of the fabric. Tasteful, simple beauty. A dignified presence. Beautiful thread patterns that stand out even from a distance. A crisp, lacy pattern with a three-dimensional texture. Plaster-like, ecru-toned, elegant antique white. Extremely smooth, with firmness and luster. A thin, supple (Irish) linen fabric that is both smooth and soft. The pleasant, slightly damp feel is also appealing. When held up to a window, the openwork patterns created by the hand-embroidered threads reveal a vivid and brilliant beauty. Due to the handmade nature of the item, please forgive the following measurement errors: 29.5 cm x 29 cm Approximately 11.6g Although there are no noticeable stains, there are traces of repairs to the frayed edges, and an embroidered motif resembling a butterfly or bee (17mm x 9mm) with repair marks on the back. There are also five repair spots clustered together in the upper right of the first image, and a small mark on the left side. Although barely noticeable, please forgive any other minor imperfections. The drawn thread work (ladder embroidery) technique, also called saba lace, where threads are pulled from the linen fabric and flower patterns, cross patterns, etc., are created by knotting and binding. It is also said to be a type of Spanish Tenerife lace ✴, reminiscent of Schwalm, Hedebo, and Hardanger embroidery from Northern Europe. Suitable for displaying small objects, dolls, or vases, or in a cabinet or jewelry tray. Search: Scotland, Britain, Wales, European linen, Belgian, white thread embroidery, Papillon Also on sale ↓ British antique drawn thread work saba lace fringe coaster doily Similar item without butterfly and bee embroidery ↓ Antique open drawn thread work, very smooth, extremely fine linen square cross