Madame Needle

Dyer’s Madder, Rubia tinctorum, has been used since Antiquity – the Romans used it in Pompeii and Vaison-la-Romaine for their mural frescoes.
The technique quickly spread to France where the Alsace and Vaucluse were large producers of this plant.
Turkey red print dresses became hugely popular in 1820’s England.

The kit contains:
a piece of cyclamen-colored linen fabric, a card of Retors du Nord embroidery floss with the four colors necessary, a cardboard disc and a piece of wadding, a round tin and a decorative sticker, a pattern chart with all explanations for mounting.

Size of the box:

Height:4cm

Diameter: 7.3cm