Emma Hand-Embroidered Armchair | Olive Green Velvet, Floral

An olive-green velvet armchair covered in hand-embroidered flowers — worked by hand in India, so the stitching has the small irregularities that machine embroidery never manages. The silhouette is classic and slightly formal: a high square back, upright arms, and slim dark legs that keep it from looking heavy. The embroidery does the rest.

Key features

• Hand-embroidered floral motifs in multicoloured thread across an olive-green velvet ground
• Individually stitched, so no two chairs are identical
• Velvet upholstery over a wood and metal frame
• Generous 77cm width with a tall, supportive 83cm back
• Folk-art detailing on a restrained, classic silhouette

Dimensions

About the embroidery

The floral work is done by hand rather than machine, which is the whole reason this chair looks the way it does. Hand embroidery produces slight variation in stitch density and thread tension, so the pattern has depth and movement where a printed or machine-worked fabric would sit flat. Expect small differences between individual chairs — that is the nature of the technique, not a flaw.

The olive-green velvet ground is deliberately muted so the embroidery reads clearly against it. In lower light the base colour deepens towards forest, and the coloured threads become the thing you notice.

How to style it

Embroidered furniture wants a quiet room around it. Plain walls in warm white, clay or a soft green, natural wood, plain linen — let the chair be the pattern. It sits particularly well in a room that already has folk or vintage elements: a kilim rug, ceramics, antique timber.

The muted olive base makes it more placeable than a bright embroidered piece would be. It works in a sitting room, a bedroom corner, a dressing room, or a wide landing where it functions as much as decoration as seating.

Delivery and care

Vacuum on a low setting with a brush attachment, taking care around the embroidered areas — avoid catching the threads. Blot spills immediately rather than rubbing. Do not machine wash. Keep out of prolonged direct sunlight, which will fade both the velvet and the embroidery threads.