You’ll Want a Seat At These Tables: Illustrative Embroidered Tablecloths by Sarah Espeute

I featured Sarah in a recent issue of my embroidery newsletter, The Stitch. Get textile artists and embroidery pattern recommendations when you subscribe. (You’ll receive a free downloadable embroidery pattern when you do!)

Per­haps set­ting the table isn’t your thing (it cer­tain­ly isn’t mine), but I’d make an excep­tion for these embroi­dered table­cloths by Sarah Espeute. Inspired by trompe‑l’oeil, she stitch­es linework-style illus­tra­tions of plates, sil­ver­ware, and hands atop the fabric.

“Every­day famil­iar cher­ished sto­ries and mem­o­ries emanate from this imagery, inhab­it­ing Sarah’s pieces with a time­less feel­ing,” her artist state­ment reads. “It is in this spir­it of remem­brance that Sarah care­ful­ly selects old linen and cot­ton fab­rics to design authen­tic pieces, then mod­ern­ized by a min­i­mal­ist embroi­dery. She sub­tly mag­ni­fies the table­cloth, turn­ing it into a sen­si­tive and del­i­cate piece recall­ing uni­ver­sal feel­ings, while main­tain­ing its usu­al and prac­ti­cal function.”

Sarah sells her embroi­dered table­cloths through her web­site. Be sure to fol­low her on Insta­gram to see what she’s cre­at­ing next.