Sewed muslin

Detail of white embroidery in a floral design on a white muslin dress, circa 1805
Detail of a flowered muslin dress, ca. 1805

Sewed muslin was a fashion imported from Paris in the late 18th century. Related to tambour lace, it was worked on very fine muslin, and used a variety of stitches to create motifs, usually depicting flowers and plants (hence its other name, flowered muslin).