broderie anglaise

The baby, obviously a girl in a pale pink broderie anglaise dress, was beautiful.

Later broderie anglaise also featured small patterns worked in satin stitch.

Polly's bright cotton skirt and sleeveless white broderie anglaise top had been perfect for shopping in the balmy warmth.

Her dress was white broderie anglaise, falling loosely in a flare below the hip, and the fashionable, slender skirt reached to the ground.

Loose cotton tops, delicately edged with broderie anglaise, spilled over rolled shorts in faded khaki.

They were most often of white linen fabric and could be decorated with tucks, lace, cutwork or broderie anglaise.

These were shown with beautifully simple white cotton tops drizzled with crushed ruffles or bits of broderie anglaise.

In the end she wore a simple white flared skirt and a broderie anglaise blouse, and left her fair hair loose on her shoulders.

Crisp, cool and deliciously feminine, we couldn't resist this beautiful tailored suit in cotton/linen with pretty broderie anglaise detail.

'In your brogues and cavalry twill topped with mauve broderie anglaise frills.'

She wore a plain grey dressing gown over a high-necked white nightdress with broderie anglaise edging the bodice.

Beneath the hood Lydia sports a close-fitting cap with broad head-bean of broderie anglaise with similar tie-tapes.

'Yes, besides an interest in the house (that she does have), besides her clothes and her broderie anglaise, she has no serious interests.

Broderie anglaise is characterized by patterns composed of small holes or eyelets bound with overcast or buttonhole stitches.

Gradually, in the 20th century a half cross stitch was entirely supplanted by white satin stitch embroidery and broderie anglaise.

Buttonhole stitches are also used in cutwork, including Broderie Anglaise, and form the basis for many forms of needlelace.

As the collection segued into evening, Mr. de la Renta added decorative elements like openwork broderie anglaise and floral beading.

OK, that last one was Mr Smith only - I was actually admiring the broderie anglaise linen window panels swooshing in the light breeze.

Needlework styles that incorporate cutwork include broderie anglaise, Carrickmacross lace, whitework, and early reticella.

Bardot appeared three-quarters view, in a pink gingham décolletage, frilled with broderie anglaise, and spike heels of white kid on the end of her round legs.

The bed was crisply made up with the be-frilled white broderie anglaise bed-linen which she'd brought specially from England as her gift to Marie-Christine and Jacques.

Styles of whitework embroidery include most drawn thread work, broderie anglaise, Hardanger embroidery, Mountmellick embroidery and reticella.

She was wearing a low-cut green silk dress, partially covered by a charming little white broderie anglaise nonsense of an apron, the sort of apron that features in blue movies.

Wider bell-shaped or pagoda sleeves were worn over false undersleeves or engageantes of cotton or linen, trimmed in lace, broderie anglaise, or other fancy-work.

Icing sugar creations are considered an art form in itself, and require a great deal of skill and craftsmanship, and may involve embossing, crimping, broderie anglaise, and Garret frills.