It would take a woman of more will-power than I to resist a combination of all of them.
Last Sunday at the R-Shop (Mitchell Waste Transfer Station), I spied this in a rummage box.
The worker of this was not an expert needle-woman. The towel is selvedge to selvedge and machine hemmed on the top and bottom. I assume she cut a 30 inch square of the fabric which is lightweight and unevenly woven. Mum says she'd seen nappies made out of it in her childhood. You'd be constantly changing nappies made of this stuff, it's so thin. The scalloped cro***et on the bottom is, even to my eye, unevenly executed. The back of the embroidery is reasonably neat (always a test of needle-skill according to my mother when she repeatedly had me unpick mine at an early age).
I was delighted to find it and clutched it to my chest. All TOF would say was "you know you want it". He's a lovely man, but does nothing for my won't-power.
Imagine, then, my glee, when another browser said "Here, lady" and thrust a further 6 of them into my hands. "Dunno what they are, but you seem to like them" he continued gruffly.
Sweet frugalling angels! It was a Monday-Sunday set of hand worked teatowels and mine for the princely sum of $5 which included all our other purchases (Bodum ice bucket, Tupperware, jam jar, cricket ball for the kids).
I spent the evening wondering if I could transform them into anything. Skirts, cushions, summer frock? Then, laying them out together, it struck me - the most perfect cafe curtain, ever.
So each day for the next week, I'll post the toiling terriers and show you the finished curtain (eventually).
2 comments:
A find made in heaven, obviously!
How could you not?
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