What is the oldset thing you have embroidered on ? Last week I was having a clean out of linen cupboard and came a across a teatowel I had in my ,"Glory Box" now it has to be 47/48 years old , pure linen , so I thought hmmmmmm what shall I put on this , well I did modern lge flowers it turned out wonderful , my daughter was here over the week end and wanted to know were I got the get big tea towels , she just loved it I also used Mederia thread I would of had for 20 years to to the embroidery . talk about stashing things. Cathy