Happy Textiles 3
This vintage table cloth captures the spirit of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Doesn’t it make you feel like gathering the community for a quick barn-raising, followed by a potluck feast?...
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What is he thinking about? I think vintage tablecloths are the high point of textile happiness. Tagged: rooster, tablecloths
View ArticleA Manly Textile
The men I know don’t really care about any specific textiles (except those ugly free T-shirts that they manage to collect frequently), but here is one I associate with my dad. 1950s tablecloth showing...
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As you might have figured out by now, I collect all kinds of old household management books – books on cooking, sewing, cleaning, entertaining, and etiquette. One of my favorite finds (for which I...
View ArticleHalloween Textravaganza
I’m not a huge Halloween aficionado, but I do have a few items that might help you in planning a Halloween party. It’s still early in the month – sure, you have time to whip this stuff up! First, here...
View ArticleTextile Surface
This is the fourth in a series I am doing in which I look at my own textiles in the light of Mary Schoeser’s book Textiles: The Art of Mankind. Two more sections to go after this one! The subheadings...
View ArticleA Top and Some Tablecloths
When my sister saw this one on the design wall, she said, “Whew, that’s bright!” “Chips and Salsa” quilt top. Well, I live surrounded by a wall of green on all four sides of our property, and I think I...
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