Everyone should. Mainly because it is available in so many incarnations now. From the traditional…

to the whimsical…

…by now, there is just has to be a toile to suit every design aesthetic.

The two part series on Design Sponge introduced me to the work of artist Richard Saja, and I’m utterly charmed by his embroidery work with toile:

At first glance it just looks embellished, but upon closer inspection, there are some rather unusual details… It makes you really look at the fabric as an image – not a pattern. Toile by it’s nature tells a story – and this work provides an wonderfully irreverent perspective.

For any other toile lovers (or potential admirers), I highly suggest reading Part 1 and Part 2 of the Design Sponge series. So interesting…and pretty. And I’m all about pretty here at Wishing True…

Images via Design Sponge and Historically Inaccurate.