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By: k8tykat

k8tykat — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 18:57:36 +0000

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.

By: Paula

Paula — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:56:21 +0000

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.

By: carrie

carrie — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:30:44 +0000

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.

By: eireann

eireann — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 15:05:10 +0000

how about making a quilt top of the old hankies?

By: eliza

eliza — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:34:34 +0000

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

By: Marissa

Marissa — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:14:43 +0000

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.

By: feli

feli — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 11:33:24 +0000

Wow.. Thanks girls I have been getting emails from you girls out there. Ideas keeps on flowing. Thanks so much!!

By: Susan at artstream

Susan at artstream — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 00:56:54 +0000

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

By: Kelli

Kelli — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 22:51:12 +0000

I would turn the linens into an apron. You could add a ribbon for the tie.