In my constant search for antique fabrics I sometimes come across real little great treasures.
Precious garments that tell us about another era, other lives, industrious hands that embroidered and sewed.
This beautiful, very large bath towel in a beautiful linen fabric, apparently very simple, in reality has frayed edges that are a small masterpiece.
The fraying occurs in the same sequence on both sides of the cloth.
It is a cloth for those who love simple but well-made things, for those who love details.
A cloth that doesn't attract attention but will be loved by those who choose it.
Its apparent simplicity makes it perfect both in a rustic and a more modern setting.
A towel that, thanks to the yarn used, has a high absorbency and that will become more and more beautiful as it is used and washed.
A small masterpiece of skill dating back to the first half of the last century.
The person who made them did so with love and great skill, demonstrating how even an everyday object can be a true masterpiece.
And it can bring into our homes a touch of that atmosphere that takes you back in time, to things done well, with attention and dedication.
When even a dishcloth or a towel had their great value.
This cloth can be used in the bathroom or even in the kitchen and can also become a nice curtain.
Fabric: Linen (maybe, just maybe, contains a small percentage of cotton)
Measurements: 143x85 centimeters.
Hand wash or machine wash on delicate cycle with neutral soap.
Do not spin or dry in the sun.
There may be small stains or imperfections that testify to the age of this cloth, which however is perfectly preserved and has probably never been used.
Consider in fact the age of these objects, their past history, the time and life they have seen pass by… the signs that time has left on them are added values, small traces that remind us that they come to us from another era.
Appreciate these little imperfections, they are beautiful and speak of the people who preserved them before us.
