December 26, 2015 Hi Susan, I really appreciate your site! I was going through my china hutch and noticed my mom's linens had gotten very stained. Silly me thought they were safe in there all these years. I thought they were yellow age stains till I saw your comment about wood stains. Would the cleaning process be different? Looking forward to hearing from you. ☺ - Linda Did you notice the timing of Linda's linen sorting? The day after Christmas. I suspect that's a pretty common time for many of us to tackle such projects—when things start to slow down. Linda, how wonderful that you have linens from your mother! It's always good to pull linens out of storage on occasion and check them, so it sounds like you're on ... Keep Reading...
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LETTER FROM READER: Identifying Scottish immigrant’s linens
August 2017 I purchased some vintage linens at an estate sale a few years ago. The previous owner was a Scottish immigrant who had worked in one of our town's first mercantiles built in 1872.... I don't know whether he purchased these through the store, or if he had them sent from his native Scotland, but I am interested in identifying and restoring them. Do you provide these services or can you direct me to someone who could? Thank you for your time! - Jill Hello, Jill. Thank you for your inquiry. Your linens have an intriguing story, and I’m so glad you want to restore them! If you’d like to send pics to me (close-up/flash off works best), I’ll be happy to take a look. I do not provide formal identification or ... Keep Reading...
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LETTER FROM READER: Pretty please?
I hope you're enjoying the letters I've been sharing. Have you seen yourself in any of them? This post is a bit different: I'm featuring requests asking for my permission. The first time someone wrote and asked permission to use one of my photos, I was excited. I don't remember all of the details, but it was a farm equipment company somewhere in the Midwest, and they wanted to use this photograph from the Havin' a Hay Day post I did in June 2012. It was going to be part of the calendar they planned to send to their customers. I gave permission and requested they send me a calendar when it was printed. I was eager to see my photo in print! They promised they would . . . but I never ... Keep Reading...
