Bailha Napkins

A dinner accompanied by Madeira napkins

They were chosen as the refinement of that dinner table. Beige linen napkins, embroidered in bastido, matiz, corda, garanito and pau stitches by Bailha’s embroiderers Dorina Pita and Helena da Silva.

Bailha is a project by David Oliveira, from Estreito de Câmara de Lobos, in Madeira, who grew up among his mother’s and grandmother’s embroidery. He trained as an architect in Oslo but never forgot the embroidery of his island, and came back. Today he draws the designs that take shape in the hands of the embroiderers, the keepers of rare techniques learned at home and perfected over the years.

Always choosing natural fabrics, Bailha brings Madeira Embroidery back to life. With the same delicacy, the same time and the hands of the embroiderers. To be worn and lived in.