European Ornamental Holiday Stocking

Plain red cloth with a pale fringed cuff, like a sock wearing a lace collar.

This is an ornamental holiday stocking. It is embroidered fabric. Hanging a stocking at the hearth is a Christmas custom in many countries, and children traditionally find small gifts in it on Christmas morning. Bright, smooth red stocking with a rounded toe and a straight back edge. The cuff is wrapped in a pale woven band hung with a long, soft tassel-like fringe, and a slim cream loop rises from the top corner. It is 4 inches wide and 6 long.

Simple color, one flourish, and the flourish does the talking.