On the Fourth Day of Christmas: a too-new vintage tablecloth
Posted: December 29, 2014 Filed under: Holidays, Placesettings, Pyrex & Fire-King, This Old Row House | Tags: Fire King jadeite, jadeite, jadite, McKee, vintage tablecloth, vintage tablecloths 1 CommentLast night I pulled out a new-to-me Christmas tablecloth and draped it across the dining room table.
I’m tempted to use some goofy eBay description like “perfect except for” or “nearly mint”, but it’s neither perfect or mint. The fabric isn’t crisp so it’s been washed at least once in the past, but boy, the gold areas have so much texture they’re almost crunchy.
On the third day of Christmas: more vintage Christmas tablecloths
Posted: December 27, 2014 Filed under: Holidays, Placesettings, This Old Row House, Vintage tablecloths | Tags: Harmony House Snowflake, Hazel Atlas, vintage tablecloth, vintage tablecloths 1 CommentThis year our house is full of family so we’re splattering vintage tablecloths with gravy, cranberry sauce (and worse) at every meal. Want to see the fabric casualties? Of course you do! First up, a vividly colored tablecloth festooned (no one ever says this word in real life!) with poinsettias and holly garlands:
The colors are even better in person
Get red wax off a white tablecloth in five simple steps – update!
Posted: December 10, 2014 Filed under: Laundry, Vintage tablecloths | Tags: Christmas, stain removal, vintage tablecloth, vintage tablecloths Comments Off on Get red wax off a white tablecloth in five simple steps – update!Last week I found a wonderful candlestick thing that I HAD to use with a vintage Christmas tablecloth. Don’t they look great together? Especially with matching red candles.
Of course the candles DRIPPED! What was I thinking?!
Fortunately for me, this tablecloth can be rescued. Here’s how to do it:
Click here for the simple solution
Would you believe I found even MORE tiny vintage table toppers?
Posted: November 12, 2014 Filed under: Fun Finds, Vintage tablecloths | Tags: patchwork, Startex, vintage tablecloth, vintage tablecloths, Wilendur 5 CommentsI never expect to find vintage tablecloths when I’m thrift shopping, but the past few months have been exceptionally surprising. Would you like to see my newest tiny table toppers?
First up, a bright sailcloth piece with Wilendur-style pattern blocks. (It doesn’t have a pink stain. I took a crummy photo. No one will pin it on Pinterest now.)
It’s 30″ long and was cut from yardage 36″ wide. Two edges are hemmed, the other two are selvages.
Tiny vintage table toppers, part 2
Posted: July 18, 2014 Filed under: Vintage tablecloths, What we collect | Tags: vintage tablecloths, Wilendur Comments Off on Tiny vintage table toppers, part 2Tiny tablecloths were never on my mental list of things to collect. I have to admit that the moments of discovery (Oooooooh! A tablecloth!) have always been followed by a letdown (Shoot! It’s small!) But that hasn’t stopped me from buying them anyway.
A Facebook commenter pointed out that some tiny tablecloths are merely cut down from larger pieces. Here’s a Wilendur that’s hemmed on all four sides. It was sewn by a perfectionist who made it exactly 34″ square.
More background than pattern, this common Wilendur is still BRIGHT red after all these decades.
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