Use Your Linen, Don't Let It Languish in a Cupboard!
I am constantly hearing people say that they don't use their linen tablecloths any more, particularly embroidered ones as they think of...
Those Were The Days
I recently came across 2 images from the 1940s and 50s which both tell of very different days in terms of linen, its production and care....
Summer table settings!
I love nothing better than to play with colour and texture when setting a table in the garden. Our summers are so brief and unreliable...
An Inventory of Linen 1852
An amazing find this week. While working my way through auction catalogues, I stumbled on a wonderful leather-bound journal entitled...
Gorgeous European linens from the 1930s
Whilst my main collecting interest has always been Irish Linen, I sometimes just cannot resist indulging in linens from elsewhere. A...