Have you thought of adding antique & vintage linens to your home decorating style? You don't have to be a collector of antiques, to find a pretty little doily that would cozy up to that bed side table, to give just the right look. Or why not dazzle your dinner guests, setting your dining table, with a vintage tablecloth and napkin set. As a hostess, wear one of those pretty vintage aprons to…
The Gatherings Antique Vintage wishes each and all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Antique and vintage glass, spun wire ornaments and glass ball garland are featured on this old feather Christmas tree.
Life for many of our early ancestors was difficult, with many of them living in very
rural primitive settings . Living was sparse both in material items as well as
friendship of neighbors, as many times neighbors would be quite distances
apart. Even a small town may be a day's travel (or more) away. It is probably
within this setting the make-do was born. Some out of necessity and other fr…
Antique silk. How easy is it to wash and should you? Silk is classified as a
natural fiber, so by all standards it can be washed, however, a word of caution,
here, as there are silks that will not hold up when put to water, especially any
of the weighed silks from the mid to late Victorian era. In my experience it is
a hard determination on which items can be washed successfully, and which…
