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Hankie Couture, Hand-Crafted Fashions from Vintage Handkerchiefs
THE LINEN SISTERS (page 54): These elegant linen dresses feature hand- crocheted edges and unique hand-embroidery on the aprons. ...

What isHankie Couture? A stunningly original collection of doll-sized fashions--everything from pajamas to wedding gowns--meticulously crafted from vintage handkerchiefs. Accented with slyly witty Hankie Couture girl "philosophy," this book is a stylish showcase of 125 unique fashions and accessories. It is also a how-to guide that allows you to transform treasured heirlooms or colorful flea-market finds into one-of-a-kind fashion ensembles. Whether it's a floral sundress that fans out as it twirls, an apron dress with a scalloped border, or a neatly pin-tucked linen dress with pearl buttons, the book encompasses a seemingly infinite variety of exquisite dresses. Neither crafters nor doll collectors have ever seen a book like this, making Hankie Couture a uniquely irresistible challenge to crafters. And with its beautiful design and kitschy lifestyle advice, this makes a great gift book.

Oct 28, 2011
Toni Tierney Yellow Short Sleeve Dress with Linen Apron:

Oct 27, 2011
Toni Tierney Yellow Short Sleeve Dress with Linen Apron:

Oct 24, 2011
I'm making a woven patch to go on the front of my apron out of my mother's wedding dress scraps, linen, and skull fabric.

Restoration Hardware: Gender Offender

Here’s a little secret we’ll share: we love catalogs.

Yes, they’re bad for the environment.Yes, they offer us stuff we don’t need. Yes, they promise us a life spent on windy porches, dressed in sumptuous woolens, sipping endless beverages from attractive mugs. We want to live on Garnett Hill. Who doesn’t?

But every now and then, we experience a cataclysmic catalogue crisis. Restoration Hardware’s Baby and Child Holiday 2011 issue has sent us into cardiac-catalogue arrest.

Question: How many rooms can be decorated in oatmeal, with mushroom accents and ecru highlights? Since when did taupe become the new pink? Beige the new blue? Linen the new plaid? Crème brulee the new floral? Barley-desert-with-a-hint-of-sand is no one’s favorite color. Are we right? 

Here is a list of the actual colors listed in the catalogue: white, oatmeal, dove, natural and toast.Dare we hazard a guess that it’s white toast?

Source: Patch.com

Linen Suits-Men's All Time Favourite

In today’s world it is very important to look good and be presentably dressed. We are going through phases of evolution one after the other and gone are the days when looks were not given any importance. One cannot get away being shabbily dressed nowadays as men as well as women are increasingly becoming conscious of how they appear in front of others and constantly scrutinizing how well others look. So one has to carefully see what suits him the best. Linen is a popular fabric among men and women when it comes to dressing smart, casual, traditional or the corporate way. More often than not people choose linen as their second skin and opt for trousers, shirts, skirts, suits, etc. woven in yards of linen as the fabric makes a statement of individual style. Linen clothes fare well in a world chased by the fashion police, too. Linen shirts go nicely with denim jeans or even cotton created pants, similarly natural cotton or soft silk shirts are well matched up for linen pants. Linen suits for males are seldom worn using a tie for that casual look and even for formal events, tie is just not important. They are at times style to appear like a sports blazer or jackets for sporting expedition or boating excursions. They're a The fabric has the potential to transform one’s look from that of a boy’s to a man’s and add glamour to your appearance in its own subtle way. For young boys, linen suits are that coveted item of the wardrobe which they dream of wearing on the first day of office, on special occasions or when they earn well because linen lends an air of confidence and has a feel good factor attached to it.   Be it your workplace or the home front, an outing with friends or an evening with relatives, being well dressed makes you feel confident of yourself. Linen suits are one of the safest bets that one can blindly rely on and helps you carve a niche for yourself. You cannot afford to let it go wrong because as the saying goes, ‘clothes maketh a man’. So for many a linen suit is the ideal choice also when it comes to gifting their near and dear ones. Linen is a Gift from Nature! The popularity of linen has been steadily increasing. This trend is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. Why is this? A Healthy Alternative--Unlike cotton, linen production is ecologically sound. Recent press about heavy use of harmful chemical fertilizers by cotton grower has significantly decreased the use of cotton as a household and commercial fabric.

Source: Linen Suits-Men's All Time Favourite

fig&me: Self-faced ruffles

by Fabs

Sometimes using these gorgeous materials feels like such a pampering activity. My hands get to work and touch the best of the best. And I guess they deserve it. Because rolling heads is tough on your hands, and so is tying the heads, and sewing the doll together. My fingers look like hell most of the time, from incessant poking, and I have achy hands a lot. I think that there will be a time when my hands can't roll a head anymore, or my eyes help me thread a needle, but while I can...oh boy! am I ever having the time of my life!

Source: fig&me: Self-faced ruffles

Linen Apron dress News

Restoration Hardware: Gender Offender

Patch.com - Dec 31, 1969

Linen the new plaid? Crème brulee the new floral? Barley-desert-with-a-hint-of-sand is no one's favorite color. Are we right? Here is a list of the actual colors listed in the catalogue: white, oatmeal, dove, natural and toast.

Restaurant review Tuscan Tea Room: an oasis of serenity, finesse

The Seattle Times - Dec 31, 1969

Meanwhile patrons at linen-dressed tables amid the mirrored-and-marbled elegance were doing something impossible at most contemporary restaurants: conversing over dinner in tones that would lull a child to sleep. Here, readers, is that serene and

Chloe designer sheds thick layers

Ninemsn - Dec 31, 1969

Drop-waisted apron dresses in ivory and tan crepe de chine were layered over linen blouses, at a show in Paris on Monday, while slouchy trousers and shorts were paired with boxy button-down shirts. And everything was covered in pleats - tiny bicolour

Local pride on the plate

Irish Times - Dec 31, 1969

Then there's the row of village shops, the butcher, the florist, the boutique and the salon ending with a storybook wooden fruit and veg stand that just needs an apple-cheeked striped-apron greengrocer in front of it. All this timeless village