NIL Napkin – 4 pieces

The NIL Collection by Valérie Barkowski

The NIL collection combines embroidery and passementerie. The edges of the products in this collection are embroidered with a twisted thread and adorned with passementerie balls. A work of precision and quality, crafted by our skilled artisans.
A testament to needlework, perfected over time.

“Passementerie, an ancestral craft in Morocco. Garments are custom-made and adorned with twisted threads that form patterns and also replace seams. Men and women carefully select their fabrics before visiting the tailor to choose the colors and designs of the passementerie. All quality garments are custom-made and require several weeks of work. In Morocco, time is cherished…”

When I settled in Marrakech in 1996, I developed a passion for passementerie. I spent hours with artisans to understand their craft. I had traditional clothes made, and I experimented with designs, fabrics, and colors. Then, the idea of applying passementerie to bed linen and table linen seemed obvious to me. The NIL model was born.” Valérie Barkowski