I commented on FaceBook yesterday that I'd had a 'pottering' day; doing a bit of this and that and I mentioned ironing. One friend commented about spending time ironing to the effect of...'don't do it'! lol
Now I'm not a fan of ironing and I certainly don't miss ironing the 5 heavy drill cotton shirts of husband #1 each week. Or the pleats in DDx2 's school uniforms for all those years; and I certainly don't like the crumpled look so I iron my clothes. But most of the ironing I did yesterday is ironing that gives me a great deal of pleasure.
I love old hand-embroidered tablecloths, table centres, runners and doileys and I love the process of washing them then using spray starch as I iron them.
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| The tablecloth in the foreground of this photo, I found on Ebay. The one at the back came from a Brisbane secondhand shop. |
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| Another Ebay find. In recent years, the monetry value of these items has gone up and I do set myself a limit though on what I will spend. |
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| At my wedding to DH in 2004, each of the tables were 'topped' by my collection of cloths. This was one of the cloths used, keeping with the theme of mauve/purple and blue. |
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I love the hand crocheted edges too.
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My collection started in 1972 and in a future post I'll showcase that cloth and explain all about it...it's special.
