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The fork stands alone
On the left side of the plate
The knife protects the spoon 
From the fork on the right side.

Nothing makes a child feel more important than helping out with what is usually an adult chore – setting the table. From evening meals to formal dinner settings, like Thanksgiving or Sunday meals, a child can […]

 
1930’s Depression:   
Thrift was forced upon Americans overnight in the 30’s. In cost saving and survival mode women began sewing and cooking more. Department stores and mail order catalogues began offering cloth and patterns to make your own kitchen tablecloths and aprons. Even feed sacks began being printed in bright colors and recycled into tablecloths, aprons […]

The Textile Industry produces our beloved table cloths, table coverings, napkins and kitchen linens. The Textile Industry has long been a major staple in the American economy. A child of the British factory system the first successful American cotton-spinning mill was in Rhode Island in 1790. This event began transforming New England from an agricultural […]

The Arts and Crafts era dining room was very important in creating the vision of the home as a warm, socially accommodating environment. The solid wood dining room was the focal point of the dining area and the proper table settings were studied and practice. Although trying to break free of the Victorian’s traditions some […]

 Whether you are a serious collector or have just begun by inheriting a piece or two of the family’s heritage linens vintage textiles are a very usable and unique collectible. Tablecloth styles have symbolized eras in history from early hand tatted lace to later machine printed souvenirs. Finding them in good condition can be difficult, […]