Medieval

Gifts & Home Decor: Bed and Bath Contemporary: item #653894

A large classic one-color style - great for towels! Brought up to date from actual 12th Century lettering styles (which didn’t include several letters in the modern alphabet - they hadn’t been invented yet). This style suggests typography from the credits for black and white films about knights and maidens. 1" $10.00 3" $20.00 5" $40.00

Lace 2

Gifts & Home Decor: Bed and Bath Contemporary: item #653892

The artwork for the lettering in this style is from 1913. The initials are complimented by an oval-shaped background grid with a fancy scalloped edge. 1" $20.00 3" $40.00 5" $80.00

Jefferson

Gifts & Home Decor: Bed and Bath Contemporary: item #653890

This style is based on Thomas Jefferson’s embroidered monogram, which we came across in a 1930s magazine article. An upright style, composed of satin stitches with traditional flare details. 1" $10.00 3" $20.00 5" $40.00

Hebrew

Gifts & Home Decor: Bed and Bath Contemporary: item #653888

These are two-color designs, which can be used in combination for a shaddowed effect 1" $10.00 3" $20.00 5" $40.00

Gothic 8

Gifts & Home Decor: Bed and Bath Contemporary: item #653884

The artwork for this style is early 20th Century French. 1" $10.00 3" $20.00 5" $40.00

Gothic 7

Gifts & Home Decor: Bed and Bath Contemporary: item #653881

Although this style might typically be called “Old English” it comes from a continental source, so it would more accurately be called "Old French." The letters are done in satin stitch with underlay designed to give a dimensional rounded quality. 1" $10.00 3" $20.00 5" $40.00

Gothic 5

Gifts & Home Decor: Bed and Bath Contemporary: item #653880

A complex vine background sets off these block letters and contrasting border. This graceful 19th century style can be simplified by leaving out the vine and relying on the strength of the bold single letter. 1" $15.00 3" $25.00 5" $45.00

Gothic 4

Gifts & Home Decor: Bed and Bath Contemporary: item #653878

A French 19th Century two-color style - satin stitch letters with a double running stitch border. These letters are designed to be stacked on top of each other to create unique two-letter monograms, or use the letters individually or place them side by side. This style looks really elegant sewn tone-on-tone. 1" $20.00 3" $40.00 5" $80.00 double letters 1" 10.00 3" 20.00 5" 40.00 single letter

Five and Dime

Gifts & Home Decor: Bed and Bath Contemporary: item #653876

We call this style “Five and Dime” because the artwork is from an iron-on transfer pattern that was sold through Woolworth’s Department Stores in the 1940s. The letters are digitized in a graceful satin stitch with plenty of underlay. This is another classic style that is perfect on bed linens, either tone-on-tone or in a bright, contrasting color. 1" $10.00 3" $20.00 5" $40.00

Diplomat

Gifts & Home Decor: Bed and Bath Contemporary: item #653871

This powerful masculine design is from the 1920s. The strong vertical orientation of the letters create an aura of high style from a time when designs of this type would have been found embroidered on dressing gowns, smoking jackets and plush towels. 1" $10.00 3" $20.00 5" $40.00