Charming and simple motifs of embroidered ladybirds in flight decorate this white machine-made net overskirt. The ladybirds are worked in red floss silk and black chenille and each is decorated with an iridescent grain-shaped glass bead which adds a little sparkle. The hem of the overskirt is trimmed with a white silk fringe.
Many cultures believe that the ladybird is lucky. The Victorians believed that if a ladybird alighted on your hand, you would be receiving new gloves; if it landed on your head a new hat; and so forth.