Broderie Anglaise

[Bawheed]

Have you ever heard of it/know what it is?

My mum said to me the other day, 'I don't know what I've done with the broderie anglaise, I can't find it anywhere'. When I asked her what she was talking about she looked at me like a I had 2 heads and can't believe I don't know what it is (I do now thanks to Google).

I'm 37 and have never heard of it in my life! Am I the only one?

In 1956 my mother made me a white broderie anglaise party dress with a red velvet bow.

@redfairy

All my skirts were edged with broiderie anglaise when I was a girl in the 70s. It was a cheap way extend the life of a garment to lengthen it as I grew taller. Drew the line at having it sewn round me trews though. There was always BCR tartan for that

Yes and fur trim stitched on the bottom of coats, very much the norm at my house as well when growing up

Only read the first two pages, so maybe someone has mentioned it. broderie anglais was found by the british in india, it is an age-old , perhaps moghul, fabric called chikaan, referring to the latticed floral cutwork . Vintage cultural appropriation.

AppleButter the link provided by GleamingHeels above says BA is believed to have originated in the Czech Republic, and Wikipedia agrees . .

Yes I know what it is