I have 69 hours to go on my Kickstarter Project Reclaiming Vintage Hankies. Not only have I gotten money above my goal, but I also received many hankies for the project. So thank you all! As always, I promise to use them well.
Here’s some of those Vintage Hankies I washed and ironed today. These especially caught my eye….
Spring Flowers
This one says: Bow With Pretty Flowers
Ducky
So pretty! Loved this gallery, thanks for sharing..so delicate.
Glad to see you got the wrinkles out of “Ducky!” 🙂
Kristi, Ducky will be so fun to work with. Thank You.
Isn’t it interesting? The variety is overwhelming. Looking at these I notice how different each one is. They remind me of my grandmother and my beloved Aunt Sylvia. As a child, I always bought presents for every member of my family and, since I didn’t have a lot to spend, I had to shop wisely. For my aunt and my grandmother, the gift was always a beautiful embroidered hankie. Usually it was something embroidered in flowers and I always seemed to find one or two with beautiful lavender, mauve, pink or purple flowers. Pansies were a favorite, and those colors were the ones they loved most. I still have a few that I saved when they passed away. Believe it or not, I even have a few that belonged to my dad. I use these hankies occasionally and I always look at them and remember who the owner was. It is one of my links to the past. The sad thing is that I don’t see hankies in the stores anymore.
You are collecting, preserving and creating with these beauties from the past. I guess that means that the saying, “The roots of the present are deep in the past.” Thank you for preserving the past in such a wonderful and creative way.
Jane Mintz
Thanks for your hankie memories Jane.
I’ve been following on my iPhone (usually don’t comment as so many of my attempts get “lost” in space. I am so excited for your success in raising money and the scarves are fascinating. You will make wonderful art.