tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757194690807381378.post8649001718309886881..comments2023-11-01T19:09:13.448-04:00Comments on Sewing Vintage: Drawn-Thread HankiesMarilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11981165196778882484noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757194690807381378.post-82793280089621471892011-10-10T14:43:41.101-04:002011-10-10T14:43:41.101-04:00Some were used, some were put away in a drawer bec...Some were used, some were put away in a drawer because they were "too nice to use". The common explanation - - For Show or For Blow. My mother showed me how girls would tuck them behind their watch or bracelet strap. When I was very young and being taught how to do laundry, I remember watching my mother put hankies through the wringer. Then I would get the basket of them and some clothespins and could pin them up on the chain link fence to dry. Later, when I was older, it was my job to iron all the flat items, including numerous hankies.Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11981165196778882484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757194690807381378.post-81261725264446925662011-10-10T11:44:06.072-04:002011-10-10T11:44:06.072-04:00Love these hankies. I was looking at some the othe...Love these hankies. I was looking at some the other day at a thrift shop which was selling them for .50 each. None as beautiful as yours. Did ladies really USE these? Unsure of the whole hankie thing, as they all seem so delicate. I guess you could dab.Sassy Lassies Vintage Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537761367611783397noreply@blogger.com