Currently Coveting: Hand-Embroidered Table Linens, Made in France
Photography via Oeuvres Sensibles
Owner Sarah Espeute of Oeuvres Sensibles in Marseille is a French artist-designer who uses “everyday imagery to tell familiar stories through functional yet aesthetically charming textiles,” as she says. Using traditional methods of embroidery, she creates personalized table linens that “recall poetic and convivial scenes of shared meals.”
The Table de Potager features antique linen and cotton hand embroidered with black cotton thread; €590.
The design features “four plates, one cabbage, one baguette, one butterfly, one bottle of wine, and one snail.”
The Table de la Mere features “four Béarn plates with two oysters, two whelks, two mussels, two clams, one crab, one baguette, and one jug”; €650.
The Table du Potager, with cabbage and fennel fronds as decor.
The Table de Printemps includes dragonflies, butterflies, one fly, and dozens of spring blooms; €850 (includes four napkins).