Frisian Whitework Dutch Embroidery from Friesland marking a material made primarily for

a material made primarily for use in armor-making since before the Nara period

2126   Olive green ~ dark

3833 x 1 / 372 x 1 –  Mustard ~ light

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Frisian Whitework Dutch Embroidery from Friesland marking a material made primarily forDelve into elegant Frisian whitework with historical whitework specialist, Yvette Stanton. From Friesland in the Netherlands, this is a style of counted embroidery dating from the 1600s. It was traditionally used on mens shirt collars, on household linen, and on samplers. Whitework is usually stitched in white thread on white fabric and most Frisian whitework is worked this way. However, this technique also can have touches of colour, and some