Pure Linen
Another thrift store find from the other day. These two kitchen towels, or table runners, or very large napkins!, measure 36 by 15 1/8 inches. The short ends are machine stitched with a small hem. The long edges are selvages, meaning that the fabric was woven on a loom only that wide. I believe that these are Irish linen, at least 50 years old. Traditionally, housewives bought a length of such fabric and hemmed towels, as needed. My cost? 50 cents.
Thanks for the credit to "source" with a click-through on the blog "stackoverflow" about photo techniques.
Pure Linen
Another thrift store find from the other day. These two kitchen towels, or table runners, or very large napkins!, measure 36 by 15 1/8 inches. The short ends are machine stitched with a small hem. The long edges are selvages, meaning that the fabric was woven on a loom only that wide. I believe that these are Irish linen, at least 50 years old. Traditionally, housewives bought a length of such fabric and hemmed towels, as needed. My cost? 50 cents.
Thanks for the credit to "source" with a click-through on the blog "stackoverflow" about photo techniques.