Cream evenweave linen bag with traditional Casalguidi design, including raised work front and back are joined with a decorative ladder stitch on hem stitch. 8 loops around the top edge take a double draw string cord with Casalguidi bobble.embroidery, casalguidi, bag

Pale yellow linen bag in Casalguidi work. Drawstring of handmade cord through buttonholed rings, finished with tassels. Entirely edged with scalloped buttonhole stitch.embroidery, casalguidi, bags

Casalguidi is an embroidery technique, rather than just a stitch. It consists of very heavy raised stem stitch worked in curves or lines, on a background of pulled thread four-sided stitching. A late 19th/early 20th century whitework technique from Tuscany, Italy.Cream linen envelope style bag embroidered in traditional Casalguidi style and five bobble tassels on the bottom edge.embroidery, casalguidi, bags, early 20th century, italy, flowers

Bought from the maker at the "40 years on" exhibitionDyed blue linen bag with Casalguidi style embroidery in shades of blue with beads and beaded tassels.embroidery, bags, australia, casalguidi, 2000-2020

Original owner Miss Collins of Toorak.Pink linen bag with cream Casalguidi embroidery on the front with St. Mark lions and decorated with traditional bobbles.embroidery, casalguidi, bags, late 19th century, italy

Named for a charming village located in the Tuscan countryside northwest of Florence, Italy, Casalguidi embroidery is a distinctive three-dimensional form of needlework, which is worked in neutral colours and mimics sculpted marble. Traditional elements identify a piece of Casalguidi embroidery - the bastone (stick)—a heavily padded, three-dimensional composite of simple stitches referred to collectively as the Casalguidi stitch. The bastone can be worked in a straight or curved line, crisscrossed, or formed into a circle to create a definitive anchoring point for a design. Other characteristic Casalguidi stitches rise above the surface of the fabric to form naturalistic elements. all worked on a background of four-sided stitch. Piecework 2027Cream linen with design of vines in Casaguildi embroidery. Casaguildi work is from the Pistoia district of Italy. This style of work is very textural using drawn thread work, raised stem stitch bands, bullion knots, button hole stitch bars, padded cords and bobbles. embroidery, casalguidi, sachet, italy, late 19th century, vines, plants

Beige linen, design of bird on four sided stitch on front, surrounded by Casalguidi rope stitch. Drawstring and needlelace tassels, and needlelace bobbles on peaked base. All embroidery and cards etc. white pearl thread.embroidery, casalguidi, needle lace, needle lace, bobbles, tassels, italy