The second pocket is all one color; I used the same variegated Oliver Twists thread as on my Miranda Bag, mostly brown and green with just a bit of blue & purple. I had another spool in a similar but much lighter colorway, which I used to update one of my favorite linen shirts, made several years ago from McCalls 8740, now out of print.

I used the same design as on the pocket, but added a border design from the Border Embroidery Set; both designs have the same hand-look stitch pattern. The lighter thread matches the color value of the linen, and the slight sheen of the cotton thread plays nicely on the handkerchief linen. I also changed the buttons (having lost four of the nine buttons on the shirt); the replacements are dark mother-of-pearl with just a bit of green & blue that repeats the hues of the stitching.