tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post7576191412094090371..comments2024-03-24T12:54:29.192-04:00Comments on P i g t o w n * D e s i g n: Tea TowelsPigtown*Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-25955373310890614112008-06-14T14:44:00.000-04:002008-06-14T14:44:00.000-04:00Wait - you moved to a bigger house than this??????...Wait - you moved to a bigger house than this?????? was it this pretty? this style? Share!!!cotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-22950530405073479352008-06-14T00:22:00.000-04:002008-06-14T00:22:00.000-04:00oh goodness these memories make me smile.oh goodness these memories make me smile.Mrs.Frenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15538695099376546483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-4593006698949041802008-06-13T12:01:00.000-04:002008-06-13T12:01:00.000-04:00Your linen tea towels are such a great find! Espe...Your linen tea towels are such a great find! Especially like the silver teapots. Have a great weekend.TIGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16176495665521076485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-81954319458792025782008-06-10T19:48:00.000-04:002008-06-10T19:48:00.000-04:00Great point, Carol! It's the case with all towels....Great point, Carol! It's the case with all towels.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-88149649476209737102008-06-10T16:53:00.000-04:002008-06-10T16:53:00.000-04:00I love my tea towels -- I have some vintage ones a...I love my tea towels -- I have some vintage ones and some newer ones I bought for cheap at Wegmans...oddly enough.<BR/><BR/>BTW, by all means wash them in the machine, but don't use fabric softener. It makes them far less absorbent.Carol Otthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420308189076917316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-27474456248829309752008-06-10T09:46:00.000-04:002008-06-10T09:46:00.000-04:00Those tea towels are just adorable. What a find!Those tea towels are just adorable. What a find!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-21720683983089790162008-06-09T22:50:00.000-04:002008-06-09T22:50:00.000-04:00J'adore! Excellent finds Miss Meg! We have to comp...J'adore! Excellent finds Miss Meg! We have to compare collections some day...Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04348849115235899670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-65739660814869052962008-06-09T21:50:00.000-04:002008-06-09T21:50:00.000-04:00I totally do use them, all the time!I read Be The ...I totally do use them, all the time!<BR/><BR/>I read Be The Change's comment - there are a number of faboo thrifts in the DC area; you just have to be willing to go to some odd areas to find them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-1823928208650772062008-06-09T19:03:00.000-04:002008-06-09T19:03:00.000-04:00Anon... you and Be The Change's mother should shar...Anon... you and Be The Change's mother should share the wealth! Wash them - linen is so tough. Other than stains, it's hard to hurt linen. I even use my linen napkins for daily use. If you've got them, why not?Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-8580511664950688312008-06-09T18:24:00.000-04:002008-06-09T18:24:00.000-04:00Loved this post! I have this tea towel obsession a...Loved this post! I have this tea towel obsession and my (grown) children tease me for it...I find them all the time at estate sales and thrift stores in DC for a quarter or 50 cents. I think people buy them on trips b/c they're so packable and will remind them of Balmoral or wherever but they end up in a drawer. Is it because they're too stiff at first? They are great when they've been washed aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-34026485199485773122008-06-09T15:07:00.000-04:002008-06-09T15:07:00.000-04:00Nice story, and what a great house!-LanaNice story, and what a great house!<BR/><BR/>-LanaTopsy Turvyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06753904424265493646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-69675180093993730432008-06-09T12:26:00.000-04:002008-06-09T12:26:00.000-04:00Those teapots are calling out to be framed and hun...Those teapots are calling out to be framed and hung as art. I just love them!London Callinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744106226100859208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-87350178742140697142008-06-09T09:25:00.000-04:002008-06-09T09:25:00.000-04:00Meg - completely charming, thanks for a peek at yo...Meg - completely charming, thanks for a peek at your past. Both towels were a steal, but the teapots are particularly terrific.Mrs. Blandingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402207636108999627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-45956652032595490782008-06-09T08:59:00.000-04:002008-06-09T08:59:00.000-04:00Anon... it's in Roland Park. This is the back of t...Anon... it's in Roland Park. This is the back of the house.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-15401609350788677662008-06-09T02:32:00.000-04:002008-06-09T02:32:00.000-04:00What a great souvenir idea. They're certainly eas...What a great souvenir idea. They're certainly easy to pack.<BR/><BR/>N.B. to Julie: use old-fashioned cloth baby diapers. They last forever, and you can bleach them if they get too stained.mamacitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12201474702664482175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-11361241092139259312008-06-08T23:54:00.000-04:002008-06-08T23:54:00.000-04:00Another great find! Those are both great designs.I...Another great find! Those are both great designs.<BR/><BR/>I'm a big tea towel user although mine are all cotton. They're endlessly useful in the kitchen but they don't hold up particularly well to the constant washing. Your post has me thinking that linen might be more long-lasting. I need to lay my hands on some linen towels to find out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-55393807922469131892008-06-08T20:40:00.000-04:002008-06-08T20:40:00.000-04:00FairfaxIs that house in downtown Towson, and if so...Fairfax<BR/>Is that house in downtown Towson, and if so was it on the market recently?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-75699397570163733062008-06-08T16:36:00.000-04:002008-06-08T16:36:00.000-04:00My parents have hundreds of these teatowels - both...My parents have hundreds of these teatowels - both that they've received as gifts and inherited but my mother NEVER uses them! She thinks they're too 'nice' and doesn't want to spoil them; so they sit in a drawer! I want her to give them to me! lol <BR/>You always find the best deals -I wish dc had more thrift stores! <BR/>I love your childhood home -it looks like a great place to grow up :-)ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-31626488729665217082008-06-08T15:02:00.000-04:002008-06-08T15:02:00.000-04:00E&E... Grepevine wreathes! We did that, too! They...E&E... Grepevine wreathes! We did that, too! They were Concord grapes, and I remember my parents going to dinner parties, and my father packing bunches of grapes in little wooden baskets lined with grape leaves.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-59934449207353566122008-06-08T14:55:00.000-04:002008-06-08T14:55:00.000-04:00P-D, a more pleasant post is hard to imagine. I lo...P-D, a more pleasant post is hard to imagine. I love those tea towels. My folks had the same bent for bringing them home from places seen. I always brought back pocketknives as souvenirs. Ah, pre-adolescents with weaponry and airsickness. Those were the days.... (Mom still brings me tea towels at holidays....)<BR/><BR/>And memories of grapevines? Mom had me making Christmas wreathes one weekend.Easy and Elegant Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951907004091808223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-21147616666613170262008-06-08T14:21:00.000-04:002008-06-08T14:21:00.000-04:00adorable towels. how amazing to find them unused- ...adorable towels. how amazing to find them unused- and for 50 cents- gotta love that! <BR/><BR/>good find! (and nice story too).<BR/><BR/>and yes, post pictures of the childhood home!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12158141401821966937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-62565920339891478872008-06-08T11:35:00.000-04:002008-06-08T11:35:00.000-04:00Joni... we lived in that house from when I was 10 ...Joni... we lived in that house from when I was 10 until a few years ago. That's the big house. I have pix of the inside somewhere, so i will have to find and post them sometime.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-25743895590852417172008-06-08T03:15:00.000-04:002008-06-08T03:15:00.000-04:00Wait a minute - is that your house? and you moved...Wait a minute - is that your house? and you moved to larger one?????? gawd. I'm jealous!cotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-7802946114860784182008-06-08T00:39:00.000-04:002008-06-08T00:39:00.000-04:00Oh, so that's what tea towels are for!Oh, so that's what tea towels are for!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-10103003503996846282008-06-07T20:34:00.000-04:002008-06-07T20:34:00.000-04:00When I moved back to the States, and had to kit ou...When I moved back to the States, and had to kit out a house from scratch, I couldn't afford to get all new things, so vintage, antique and repurposed was the way I went.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.com