Current white embroidered handkerchiefs from China imitate Swiss designs, but do not match up in quality. Swiss handkerchief detail is on the right, Chinese on the left. - Base fabric has a much more open, less stable weave. - Thread used for embroidery is much thicker and less silky. Individual stitches can be seen in motifs, where Swiss embroidery stitches disappear as a continuous silky surface. - Embroidery in the Swiss handkerchief is worked closer. Compare, for example, the spacing in the ladderwork. Stitching along the edge in the Chinese embroidery is spaced wide apart. - Motifs have more subtle, graceful shape in the Swiss embroidery. Petals, for example, taper at the ends.