Spanish Embroidered Panels...

In the mid 70s on a trip to Spain, my mother made friends with a woman who was a rep for a textile company.  They spent hours talking about fashion and sewing and the rep, shared her samples with mom.  They sold blouse kits, and embroidered fabrics used for shirts. The woman gifted a few of the samples to her.

The first was the blouse kit, which came in 5 pieces, consisting of back piece, two front pieces, a collar piece, and a piece that can be split to make cap sleeves.  The two embroidered front pieces have finished front edges, basted at the center front, ready for button holes, the collar and sleeve pieces  have tiny embroidered coordinating motifs. The sewer would need a pattern for the neckline, collar and sleeve. 

The next samples were shirt fronts and embroidered panels. The shirt front pieces are trimmed and turned under down the center front. I’m thinking some of these might find their way into yokes on tunics or nightgowns.  These might be incorporated  into my next garment project, I already have my favorites.