Tuesday, May 26, 2015

embroidered pocket



I'm using silk thread on linen. The embroidery pattern is based on the embroidery found on a pair of drawers mentioned in "Dressed (or Undressed) for success" by Carol Tucker, while interviewing Margaret Rosenthal, itis mentioned  "how courtesans wore male-style clothing as undergarments - such as linen knickers, embroidered with phrases such as "I want the heart."
Drawers found in Moda a Firenze

a drawing of the embroiery by © Claudette Pomroy 2008


Finished pocket

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