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Deep cleaning your kitchen for a fresh start to the New Year is not for wimps. You must be absolutely detached and ruthless, the focus on one thing - a clean, well thought out kitchen and pantry. Think of clutter as the enemy and you as the hero or heroine of your precious time and […]

T he use of decorative and protective tablecloths and table linens is an every day part of America’s dining experience and family traditions, especially at Thanksgiving. Since the first harvest feast at Plymouth in 1621, which became known as the first Thanksgiving meal, Americans have loved to set a bountiful table for food and fellowship. […]

 
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 […]

  
From full bedroom suites to beautiful tables, desks and vanities the Amish woodcrafters build timeless designs in furniture that is not only attractive in form but in function, making life better and easier. Anyone who is pressed for time in the morning knows how important having designated areas for dressing, putting on makeup and prepping […]