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Across the Fence:  Hankie Obsession...  |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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 Posted - Mar 31 2015 : 3:09:23 PM
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Some might say I have a 'Hankie Obsession" (among many other obsessions! lol!)
I have been collecting hankies for a gazillion years, well almost!
Starting with my mother always insisting a proper young lady carries a hankie in her pocket book...
As my collection grew I thought it would be fun to make aprons and curtain valances with them,, but then as I washed & iron each and every one, I could not bare to cut them up... so my obsession grew even more..
I now have well over 150 of them as of last years count.
I recently came across 38 of them in a bag at a Thrift for only $5 for the lot of them!
I found this book, it is 1 of 2 on the subject of Vtg. Hankies.
so I know there are a lot more hankies out there waiting for me to find them.
I will confess, I do have some tattered hankies that I set aside for re-purposing~crafting... and some day will I will make a jacket decorated w/hankies.
I always iron flat my hankies, I do not iron 'folds' into them,,, as so many are very old and the fabric is fragile,
From printed ones to hand embellished to tatted edges, I love them all.
and yes, I still keep a fresh hankie in my 'pocket book'
SO very sweet, every 'little & big girl' should tuck a hankie in her apron pocket as well as her pocket book.
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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ceejay48
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Dolores
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ceridwen
True Blue Farmgirl
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Carole
New York
USA
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Posted - Mar 31 2015 : 4:39:22 PM
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Beautiful. Love the hand work on them. Sadly, hand work is becoming a lost art. I did a talk a few years ago on the history of kitchen linen, the concept of creating with what you have to make useful items for your home. Rarely seen today. A lady lent me a collection she inherited from her Aunt, who had made them during the depression. Lots of trivets, pot holders etc... She used anything and everything she had. The decorative stitching was beautiful. I wish I would have taken photographs of them. They were beautiful and no stains. People took care of their things back then. Thank you for sharing! Cheers!
Carole
Farmgirl Sister 3610 - Nov 7/2011
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Edited by - ceridwen on Mar 31 2015 5:25:48 PM |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
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CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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Posted - Mar 31 2015 : 5:10:53 PM
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I have several hankies that belonged to my oldest brother's first wife. After she passed away he invited my daughter and me to go through what was left (after her sisters had opportunity) and pick some out. She had a LOT of hankies.
And, I have several my mother-in-law gave me . . . she told me I could sell them . . NOT! She passed away about two years ago and I treasure both of these collections.
I also have some I've purchased here and there and several that have been given to me, mostly by my farmgirl sisters!
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
2010 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
Mother Hen: FARMGIRLS SOUTHWEST HENHOUSE
my aprons - http://www.facebook.com/FarmFreshAprons
living life - www.snippetscja.blogspot.com
from my heart - www.fromacelticheart.blogspot.com
from my hubby - www.aspenforge.blogspot.com |
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
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Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
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Posted - Mar 31 2015 : 5:46:26 PM
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Grace,
I love this post! I love hankies, too. I don't have near as many...just a few. I tied one to my knitting box (a vintage train case), and I love to tie one on the outside of my purses for a feminine touch. Someone once gave me two, framed in glass as art. I also have one on my dresser as a dresser cloth. I love them. I bet your collection is amazing.
Farmgirl hugs,
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE
Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters
Farmgirl of the Month, January 2013
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notathreatinsight
True Blue Farmgirl
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Erin
Monroeville
IN
USA
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Posted - Apr 01 2015 : 05:36:10 AM
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Those are so beautiful! I would have a hard time cutting them up too. I don't have any hankies, let alone vintage hankies, but my husband has some and he uses them regularly! Now I'm inspired to be on the lookout for some...
Erin
Farmgirl #3762
"It is... through the world of the imagination which takes us beyond the restrictions of provable fact, that we touch the hem of truth." - Madeleine L'Engle
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
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Posted - Apr 01 2015 : 10:48:18 AM
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Grace, I love the vintage hankies that are shown here. Each one has something a little special about it. Thanks for sharing!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
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Posted - Apr 01 2015 : 10:59:51 AM
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So that is why I can never find any I have a quilt I want to do and never seem to find any.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273 |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
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CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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ceridwen
True Blue Farmgirl
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Carole
New York
USA
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churunga
True Blue Farmgirl
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Marie
Minneapolis
MN
USA
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Posted - Apr 02 2015 : 4:40:46 PM
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I inherited a small number of hankies from two grandmas. I have one in my pocket everyday. I use them for dribbles from my nose and eyes. The kids at school love to look at them. I too cherish my hankies. They are much more ecological than tissues.
Marie, Sister #5142
Farmgirl of the Month May 2014
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Grace
WACAL Gal
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Grace
WACAL Gal
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Posted - Apr 02 2015 : 5:44:02 PM
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Hankies, and Perfume, like the favorite 'Evening in Paris', was an affordable, not to mention sweet gift for women of all ages...
I recall going to the Woolworth stores back in Kansas, and having to make the tough decision of choosing between a wee bottle of Evening in Paris (in the iconic blue bottle w/gold label) or a sweet box of (inexpensive) hankies, a set of 3 perfectly folded to display their lovely design. And depending on how many dimes and quarters were in my little pocket book, I would make my decision...My mother, (American) grandmother, and assorted teachers would be the recipient of my gift.
a wee bottle of Evening in Paris...
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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Edited by - katmom on Apr 02 2015 5:47:45 PM |
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notathreatinsight
True Blue Farmgirl
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Erin
Monroeville
IN
USA
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Posted - Apr 08 2015 : 2:44:37 PM
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I found this on pinterest today, and it made me think of you and all your hankies! Isn't it pretty?
Erin
Farmgirl #3762
"It is... through the world of the imagination which takes us beyond the restrictions of provable fact, that we touch the hem of truth." - Madeleine L'Engle
http://www.etsy.com/shop/femmepostale/
http://www.pinterest.com/femmepostale/ |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
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CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
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Marilyn Hartman Sullivan
True Blue Farmgirl
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Marilyn
Oxford
PA
USA
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Posted - Apr 09 2015 : 08:07:20 AM
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Reading about the hankies is making me misty! I had several that were especially for little girls. I remember one in particular had an elephant on it -- I have always loved elephants and that is possibly why. Also had one with a wee mouse on it -- wasn't Minnie or Mickie, just a mouse. Oh how I wish I had those little treasures today, but my parents have always been wanderers and sometimes things got tossed during packing up for another move. I may have to rethink tissues in favor of a nice hankie.
Farmgirl #6318
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Apr 09 2015 : 08:53:29 AM
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Oh my hankies, I have tons of them from my mom and grandma. I have given some to farmgirls and to my own girls. I think one of my daughters still uses hankies as do I. I don't use the very fragile or the very old ones but I do use the rest as they were made to be used. I don't repurpose because as you say it is hard to cut them up. Especially the ones that have been crocheted or tatted around the edges. The only problem I have with collecting the hankies is storage space for them! LOL!
~Denise~
Farmgirl Sister #43
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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Posted - Apr 09 2015 : 5:40:18 PM
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Oh Erin, oh how sweet that apron is...
hmmm, maybe rather than cutting up precious aprons, just photo copy each hankie onto fabric.. and then cut the photo copied ones..
Back in Spokane, WA., there is a store called "The General Store" and they sell hankie reproductions,,, not as soft as original hankies, but I had bought a bunch before leaving WA., to use for crafts and gifts...they were $1 each... If I was still in Spokane, I would head right over and buy enough to make that apron...
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Grace
WACAL Gal
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USA
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Posted - Apr 09 2015 : 5:42:39 PM
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Oh Marilyn, thank you for sharing with us about you wee hankies..
Denise, I hear ya,,, I store mine in sweet decorated boxes along with lavender sachets every several layers... they always smell so sweet...
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Apr 09 2015 : 5:55:26 PM
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Grace, It never occurred to me for some reason to store them in one of my decorated boxes. What a great idea and I could keep them altogether instead in different drawers and where ever I could find a spot to stash them. Thanks for the great idea! Oh and I have lavender left from when my daughter got married. Guess I will sprinkle some of it in there with them.
~Denise~
Farmgirl Sister #43
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
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Beverly Gill
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Beverly
Marlborough
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Posted - Apr 24 2015 : 6:08:55 PM
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My dear mil just passed away 2years this July....and oh the handkerchiefs she had...wow.She had about 100,,,,,-all kinds....a few were so beautifulI hope to frame
Them.
Beverly Gill
There's no place like home |
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Song Sparrow
True Blue Farmgirl
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Amy
Talleyville
Delaware
USA
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Posted - Apr 24 2015 : 6:47:52 PM
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I have a precious few hankies with beautiful crocheted edging made by my Grammy. She died when I was very young and so they are very precious. The handiwork is amazing! Grace, your collection is fabulous!
Peace in our hearts, peace in the world
Amy www.danaherandcloud.com
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katmom
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Grace
WACAL Gal
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Killarney
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Connie
Arlington
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Posted - Apr 28 2015 : 12:51:24 PM
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LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!! Awwwwwwwwwwwwww Evening in Paris..................... The Vermont Country Store still sells it !along with other old time favorites!
Farmgirl Hugs! Connie
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Grace
WACAL Gal
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