Embroidered Cottage and Wildflower Brooch

Each little pin is worked in dense thread over a soft cloth base, so the raised stitches catch the light like a miniature tapestry. Choose a storybook house with a star-scattered border, a single nodding bloom on a sunny ground, or a scattered meadow of tiny buds and leaves. The rounded oval and soft rectangle shapes sit flat and neat on a lapel, a tote strap, a denim jacket or the turn-up of a knit beanie. Collect a few and cluster them at different heights for a folk-art corsage that shifts with your mood.

• Material: Embroidered cloth