Tuesday, October 21, 2008

French Tea Towels

I'm a sucker for vintage tea towels, especially those that hail from France or England in the white and red hues, with a touch of monogramming from the family of years long past who so lovingly used them:

Dried dishes with them....
...... Carried hot pots with them..... Wrapped bread in them...
...as part of their every day lives....



Vintage homespun with red monogramming varieties ABOVE (Style HS2 $66/ea)


Vintage with touches of red and yellow or sometimes green (Style RC3 $25/ea)


Vintage white with uneven monogramming probably sewn by a loving grandmother whose eyes were starting to go (Style WW1 $25/ea)



Burlap with the right touch of red. Newly crafted by our friends at Cote Bastide in Aix en Provence (Style CBBurlap $22/ea)

When combined, a lovely creation is born:


Vintage French tea towel patchwork pillow w/down insert ABOVE($300); 18" square made from vintage French tea towel w/down insert BELOW($80)



All available now at VINTAGEWEAVE.COM

8 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 21, 2008 at 5:37 PM

    GORG!

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  2. AnonymousOctober 21, 2008 at 7:57 PM

    Put back one of the Cote Bastide Burlap for me and I will order it tomorrow. I love them all.

    Kris

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  3. AnonymousOctober 21, 2008 at 8:31 PM

    Me likey HS2 (the first one shown) and the burlap ones. One of the HS2 and two burlap for me pls. I couldn't find HS2 online so I'm hoping to get in line first b4 anyone else. I put this on my order form too. thanx!
    Georgia Panker (PA)

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  4. High Desert DivaOctober 22, 2008 at 4:46 AM

    Love 'em.

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  5. AnonymousOctober 22, 2008 at 7:17 AM

    ..I could use a batch of those towels to wipe the drool pouring from my lips!! wow....ang d

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  6. AnonymousOctober 22, 2008 at 9:51 AM

    Swooning. Drooling. Wanting. Ordering...

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  7. AnonymousOctober 22, 2008 at 10:17 PM

    I love tea towels, too. The older the better, the more red the best. I make my sisters and my husband wait while I barter away every time in France at a flea market. I just sent you a private email on some I'm interested in. Thank you for this post!
    JB

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  8. Country French AntiquesOctober 23, 2008 at 3:56 AM

    Love those pillows!!
    Toooo French!

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