Take the following as truth: If you're used to machine-made, mass-produced embroidered items, you may be in for sticker a full set of meticulously detailed table linens can take up to two years to make, so prices aren't cheap (although, measured as a reflection of someone's salary for that length of time, they really are).
Then the following statement: "Hand-embroidered linens are no more expensive than machine-made ones." is true, false, or inconclusive?