In my constant search for antique fabrics I sometimes come across real little great treasures.
Precious garments that tell us about another era, about other lives, about industrious hands that embroidered and sewed.
The trousseau of the ladies of the time contains, in addition to personal items, various items of household linen and this is one of them.
This is a gorgeous, very large bath towel in a beautiful, heavy linen, woven on a loom with a very beautiful yarn. The rustic texture, the natural color of the linen, the large red embroidery make it a beautiful towel.
Linen is a natural fiber that has been used since ancient times for its resistance and beauty. A towel that thanks to the yarn used has a high absorbency and that as it is used and washed will become more and more beautiful.
The beauty of the fabric is then completed and enhanced by the delightful embroidery made in cross stitch with red thread. The two initials of the lady to whom it belonged, D and V.
But that's not all, a really high crocheted edge with a pointed motif embellishes this little great masterpiece on both sides.
The person who made it 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: antique linen.
Measurements: 140x66 centimetres including the crocheted ruffle.
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.
