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Old 10-31-2011, 01:08 PM
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My daughter sent me a huge box of linen and things that she got when she bought the contents of a house that had been in the same family for many generations. I can't begin to figure out how I am going to use most of it. Many of the items are too fragile to do any thing with. The backs of these pillows? have all but rotted of and I wonder if I should try to sew new ones on or?
Thank you in advance for any cyou can give me. Regarding my last post, I have decided thanks to your advise to try and save the quilt - after Christmas.
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There is one more of these that did not make it into the picture
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A few of the little silvery things are missing
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Old 10-31-2011, 02:29 PM
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Can you put a stabilizer behind them. You can make anything from them. Put them in quilts, make wall hangings, pillows, or place mats.
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Old 10-31-2011, 02:38 PM
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Those would look great framed behind glass.
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I think they are gorgeous and should be put behind glass.
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Old 10-31-2011, 04:16 PM
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Unusually pretty fabrics.
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Old 10-31-2011, 04:32 PM
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I think that you should contact your local museum. They may be interested in some of these items especially if they are from a family who has lived in the area for many years. Even if you didn't donate the items, they could tell you how to preserve them.
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These beauties look like hand embroidery from India. My sewing pal showed us hers today.
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Originally Posted by MadQuilter
Those would look great framed behind glass.
That was my thought also.
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Old 10-31-2011, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by sewbeadit
I think they are gorgeous and should be put behind glass.
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