Red and Gold Striped Oval Needle Limoges Box

A red oval needle box striped with gold has the tailored look of a fine sewing basket accessory. Limoges artisans in France painted its porcelain stripes by hand.

A Stitch in Time

Needle cases have been treasured sewing room companions for centuries, often passed from mother to daughter along with a well-loved thimble. This one, with its rich red and gold stripes, honors that tradition, and since each stripe is painted by hand, the lines vary slightly from piece to piece.

Sewing Basket Companions

It sits naturally beside thimbles, pincushions and spools of thread on a sewing table, and it fits a needlework, quilting or embroidery collection. The red and gold palette also makes it a fine choice for a holiday display or a traditional room.

For the Needle and Thread Crowd

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• A red oval needle box with gold stripes
• Fits sewing, quilting and needlework collections

Give it to a quilter who just finished a first heirloom quilt, a seamstress celebrating a retirement, or an embroiderer who stitches every evening. It also suits a tailor, a costume designer or a grandmother who taught the whole family to sew on a button. Members of a quilting guild or sewing circle will recognize it as a kindred spirit. The oval shape echoes the snuff and patch boxes of 18th-century France.