The word Wäsche in German means Linens (as in generic linens, the term encompassing all of the linens in the household).  Frische Wäsche means clean (Fresh) linens.

This was often embroidered on cloths used to cover baskets containing clean laundry when it was transported to and from laundry facilities.  It was also useful for distinguishing between linens that had been washed from those that had not.

The embroidered cloths are almost always red or blue, less common is a combination of both or other colors.   Some have clothespins, or a depiction of a mangle (ironing machine), ladies hard at work doing washing or ironing, or Dutch motifs made to imitate Delft tiles…

Today the Wäsche cloths make great decorations for a laundry room, or in any room where linens are assembled or worked on.

Looking at the calendar is scary – it seems Texas was only a few weeks ago. Of course opening a store, adding almost 1,000 products to a business, going to several shows, all that kind of ate up all the time very easily.

This week and next week, it’s measure, check, iron, fold, and prepare the hundreds, thousands of piece that have arrived and will be loaded in the truck on Friday the 17th.

For those who wanted more yardage – check – well over 500 yards!
More French sheets – check, check, check – over 200 and counting
More Mangles (we actually sold out of those on the first day last show) – check – 300+
More nightdresses – check. Some of the nicest ones we’ve ever seen

We look forward to spending some time shopping the fields before we set up on Friday the 24th – officially the show opens on the 25th (Saturday) – and for those who don’t want to miss a minute of shopping? we open at 8, so early! Before it gets too hot (and the Fall show is always HOT with capitals. Brutally so).