Barbara Coupe press features

Cotton and linens make ideal grounds for a new league of modern country embroidered fabrics, where the design is fresh and open. Use layer upon layer, mixing designs and textures for fresh sitting rooms and soft bedroom schemes.

The price of art...

The art of embroidery is thought to be over 3,000 years old, when simple cloth was embellished with white stitches. Today naturalistic impressions of flowers and wildlife are hand-sewn by highly skilled needleworkers, which produces stunning pieces of embroidery that can command high prices. If you fall in love with a style or pattern but don't have the budget, think about using a smaller piece for a wall hanging, cushion or headboard.

Dress windows with delicate floral patterns...

Embroidered fabrics can look particularly decorative on simple blinds. Alternatively, for a pretty curtain treatment that filters daylight choose subtle shades and textures. Mix and match different stitched styles on accessories and upholstered furniture, such as this sofa. (Fabric used on this Swedish Sofa; 'Ottoman Flower').xcart/product.php?productid=94&cat=24&page=2

'The beautiful texture and depth of colour on embroidered fabrics pleases sight and touch' Barbara Coupe