Yes, it's a hankie. It's not a needle case though....I have another idea in mind for this one. A hankie background has layers of Liberty. ruched lace and pom poms. It's ready for lots more hand embroidery but I ran out of time. The hankie is very fragile so I will need to be careful especially when damp stretching. It's almost as if the cloth would melt given the right circumstances. I doubt there will be any ''heavy'' areas of hand embroidery on here so I need to give that a little more thought. Adding applique motifs may strengthen the weaker areas and if I do decide to go down that path I will work with white rather than pattern. White is good in any situation.....