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Feli asks: Dear Whipup girls, I found some beautiful old Linen Handkerchief and want to turn them into something interesting and beautiful. Please Help. – Anyone have any ideas?
The workhouse in Scotland handspun yarns and Hand-made shoulder purses Hand-spun, knitted and felted purses with bead/felt ball decoration and strong knitted cord.
She’s crafty – New Zealand knitting site free patterns for knitting for babies, and lots of lovely handknitted marino wool gifts for babies. They use New Zealand organic marino wool, and also do custom knitting projects.
A plea from Eliza:
Hi there, all you craftistas –
A friend of mine, Sara of the incredible manitov found out that her husband, Dante, was diagnosed with a very large brain tumor in a very sensitive part of his brain. (It’s about the size of a plum, right behind his right eye, in the frontal lobe that deals with communication.) The medical bills are starting to mount for them, and a few of us put together the idea of having a raffle of some crafty artsy bits of goodness to try and help out.
Right now, there are about ten of us contributing stuff for the raffle, including artists Claudine Hellmuth (collageartist.com) and Lynne Perella. We may break everything up into two lots, if there are enough people contributing to the cause. We’re actively seeking contributions of small craftybits — anything handmade — to add to the lots. We’re accepting things through the end of the month, and hope to open up the raffle part of it after the first, just after Dante’s first surgery.
If you could pass this on to your audience, we’d be much obliged. The initial call for contributions is here, And there will be more information, both about the donations and the raffle(s) itself/themselves, when we get a better idea of how many people will be participating.
Thank you so much,
Eliza Metz
March 14th, 2006 at 5:51 am
I would turn the linens into an apron. You could add a ribbon for the tie.
March 14th, 2006 at 7:56 am
I am happy to donate a small painting of my own and put the call out for others in our gallery to donate as well. I am sure we can obtain some jewelry, papergoods, lampwork, small pottery pieces and perhaps even a small glass piece. We do this in our area frequently for artists in need – we call them barn raisings.
Just let me know the details…
susan
March 14th, 2006 at 6:33 pm
Wow.. Thanks girls I have been getting emails from you girls out there. Ideas keeps on flowing. Thanks so much!!
March 14th, 2006 at 9:14 pm
How about making the handkerchiefs into decorative pillows? You can choose a special contrasting fabric for the back, and use the handkerchief for the front.
March 14th, 2006 at 9:34 pm
Doh. I probably should have mentioned the address. (we’re both a little harried trying to get this thing pulled together — the response has been really fabulous! I just sit here and boggle about the kindness the creative community shows. :>)
send to:
My address:
Eliza Metz
15684 Old Mormon Bridge Road
Crescent, IA 51526
And don’t forget to tag your stuff with your name and website info if you have one — that way, we can keep track of who sent what, and let people know where to get more, if they don’t win.
–em and sara
March 14th, 2006 at 10:05 pm
how about making a quilt top of the old hankies?
March 15th, 2006 at 12:30 am
About the hankies–
single hankies make nice sachets, tied around a bundle of your favorite smell-good stuff.
a single hankie could be folded and stitched to make an iPod cover!
in multiples, try hankies as godets. For instance, a gored skirt, with a different hankie inserted in each seam. Or inserted as a godet in the sleeve of a fanciful blouse.
Four stitched together make a nice cushion cover. Lots more make a quilt.
Attached into a long line, they would make a kind of scarf. Maybe attach them with entredeux or crocheted lace?
Hankies patched together with coordinating fabric would make a nice sheer covering for a window.
Use them as pockets on skirts, aprons, inside jackets.
Take the embroidered corners and make a toothed edging for a skirt, pantlegs, apron, etc.
March 15th, 2006 at 12:56 am
I saw some dolls/angels a crafter had made out of muslin with painted faces and she had used old lace hankies and napkins for the dresses.
March 15th, 2006 at 1:57 am
re : vintage hankie ideas
how about a sweet little hankie valance across the top of a window. i love doing this with vintage hankies. or, make a child’s dress with a tee shirt, some material for the skirt and the hankie as an “apron”. or you could sew beads onto the corners and place it over a small lampshade with a low light buld (so it dosen’t burn) as an impromptu shade decoration.
or, my favorite yet, sew the ends together for a lighter weight spring scarf or wrap… very cool if they have any added decoration or embroidery.