For those seeking to make their homes more colorful, embroidered goods might be just the ticket. From pillows and curtains to lampshades and porcelain dishware (yes, even our dishes can don this look!), here's proof that a little thread can add color and texture to almost anything.
TOP ROW:
1. Linen Feathers Table Runner by Coral & Tusk
2. Stitched Mansoa Curtain from Anthropologie
3. Uzbek Suzani from Yurdan
4. Crewel Embroidered Zigzag Pillow from Urban Outfitters
5. Rosie Embroidered Suzani Ottoman from Pottery Barn
BOTTOM ROW:
6. Persinette Embroidered Linen Wall Clock by the Mason Bee (a collaboration with Heidi Burton)
7. Midnight Garden Wallpaper by Claire Coles Design
8. Pink Dress Porcelain Plate by Diem Chau
9. Rose Landscape Shade from Anthropologie
10. The United States In Pillows from Sundance Catalog
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Embroidered housewares? Not on the linen in #1 (no tell-tale stitches on the back side), nor on that porcelain plate (#8). Hand-done embroidery is a labor of love, and as someone who has occasionally done embroidery, I am bothered by printed and mass-produced products that masquerade as the real thing.
But there is lots of lovely hand-made embroidered goods on ETSY, such as this, and this and this.
That suzani from the Yurdan site is really great, but has anyone shopped from there? I'm wary about sending financial information to non-US sites.
The feather runner is lined, which is why you don't see the stitches. (I wondered, too, so I checked.)