to the
multitudes of Battenberg enthusiast than good old birdseye and other
interesting weaves. Huck cloths aplenty, too.
Kathleen
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From: Lavolta Press [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Tea towels
We have vintage clothing and textile shows here too (there's one this
coming weekend), and I used to love going to them. But now I love eBay
more, to the extent that, when I'm pressed for time, I don't even always
go to the local shows. On eBay there's just so much more merchandise
for my late 18th C kit. Even the
heel was ok!
Happy hunting,
Kathleen
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From: Lavolta Press [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 2:46 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Tea towels
We have vintage clothing and textile shows
There are hundreds and hundreds of fancy (and not so fancy) vintage and
antique tablecloths, towels, tea towels, bedspreads, handkerchiefs, and
linens of all sorts on eBay. Embroidered, printed, crocheted, tatted,
fringed, woven, plaid, striped, plain, and everything you can think of.
You
Does anyone know where to get tea towels/dish towels of the non-pile
linen or cotton type, preferably from the US? With more or less
historic-looking printed or woven designs such as tapestry, medieval,
William Morris, Art Nouveau, Arts Crafts, Victorian . . . you get the
idea. With nice
Try www.victoriantradingco.com they usually have stuff like that.
Tania
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From: Lavolta Press [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 15:25:22 -0800
Subject: [h-cost] Tea towels
Does anyone know where to get tea
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From: Lavolta Press [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 10:25 AM
Subject: [h-cost] Tea towels
Does anyone know where to get tea towels/dish towels of the non-pile linen
or cotton type, preferably from the US? With more or less
historic-looking printed
Elizabeth Walpole wrote:
The only one I know of is the reproduction medieval table linens carried
by Historic Enterprises
http://www.historicenterprises.com/cart.php?m=product_listc=113 But
wouldn't most tea towels have been fairly plain and functional, possibly
even rags (when your linen
