VINTAGE HANDKERCHIEFS
Vintage ladies handkerchiefs make a wonderful collectible, and they are still quite affordable.  People often ask me though, What do you do with them? How can you display them?
Here are a few ideas for you.

My daughter was fortunate enough to have the same initial as her great grandmother, so she was able to use her vintage handkerchief for her wedding. We incorporated the hankie right into the bouquet.


wedding photos courtesy of Genevieve Fridley Photography
http://www.genphotos.com/

If you are not fortunate enough to have your grandmothers original handkerchief, be sure to click here to see our
 MONOGRAMMED HANKIES HANDKERCHIEFS

You can display them framed in clear acrylic clip frames. They can also be stretched over a square painters canvas using double sided tape to hold them in place. You can arrange 8 of these above a bed to create a headboard.
Use them as doilies on tables & nightstands,

Show then off under glass on a coffee table

Sew into quilts, pillows, sachets, tablecloths, or potholders

Make a baby bonnet from a white hankie to be used years later as wedding handkerchief 
 

Make a valance by clipping them onto top of curtain with clothespins
 
Display them in a vase or hang them from a towel bar

Wrap small gifts with them,  make hankie angels or hankie dolls,

Make a baby’s first blankie
Sew a monogrammed hankie onto the front of a little girls bib overalls

Use them to line your Longerberger baskets (or others)


Trim the edges with beads & make a "cozy" for your teacups


MAKE PRETTY SACHETS

 Tie them onto your ponytail, belt loop, or purse,

Tie them to your suitcase handle so you can identify your suitcase at the airport!

 Tuck them into birthday, get well or any holiday card

CUPCAKE Birthday Cards With Hankie Handkerchiefs

Use monogrammed handkerchiefs for the "something old or something blue" for a bride to be,

Give as gift to bridesmaids, flower girls, mother of bride or groom

Display them hung by little wooden clothespins on a vintage indoor clothesline, or satin ribbon


A customer gave me this idea to pass along. She is giving a monogrammed hankie to her son’s girlfriend as a small gift for her prom night. A nice tradition to start!

Use as a curtain topper


Another customer idea! They look lovely draped over a nitelight for soft romantic lighting.

Click Here TO PURCHASE PRETTY HANKIES!

Use any type of vintage rack for display


Click to view:
LILY OF THE VALLEY HANDKERCHIEFS HANKIES 

MONOGRAMMED HANKIES HANDKERCHIEFS

WEDDING AND BRIDAL HANDKERCHIEFS HANKIES 

SPECIAL OCCASION HANKIES HANDKERCHIEFS 

VINTAGE & PRINT HANDKERCHIEFS HANKIES 

EMBROIDERED APPLIQUED ORGANZA HANDKERCHIEFS HANKIES 

CHRISTMAS & HOLIDAY & SEASONAL HANKIES HANDKERCHIEFS

Here are some books you might be interested in about handkerchief collecting and displaying:

Hanky Panky: An Intimate History of the Handkerchief
Collecting Handkerchiefs
Hooked on Hankies
Handkerchiefs: A Collector’s Guide
Hanky-Panky Crazy Quilts
Printed & Lace Handkerchiefs: Interpreting a Popular 20th Century Collectible
Children’s Handkerchiefs: A Two Hundred Year History

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