This week, we welcome guest curator Samatha, a fellow vintage fabric collector who co-writes the blog Two Green Chickens. She will be reuniting different colorways of the same vintage designs. This pairing pays homage to Vera Neumann. I don’t think I have ever met a Vera design I didn’t adore. The pink colorway is a [...]
Vera napkin, from the collection of janssendesigns on Flickr. Related posts: Daily Swatch: Reunited Colorways With Guest Curator Samatha Daily Swatch: Elephants Daily Swatch: Butterflies Daily Swatch: Butterflies Daily Swatch: Butterflies
Here’s a 1971 Vera calendar tea towel with Pennsylvania Dutch-inspired motifs, for auction on eBay (current bid $5 with free shipping, ends Jan-25-09 15:13:20 PST). Related posts: Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels
LOVE Vera tea towel, originally uploaded by joulesstar. A 1970 design by Vera Neumann. As you can see from this shot, this textile calendar is very long and likely not meant to be used as a dish towel. Related posts: Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels [...]
Vintage Vera 1962 Linen Calendar tea towel with jam jars, from eBay seller parkerwendy. Current bid $9.99, auction ends Jan-18-09 18:35:00 PST. Related posts: Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels
1982 Vera Rainbow Themed Kitchen Towel, from Rubylane seller in2vintagecloths. Related posts: Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels
1982 Vera calendar tea towel, from the collection of azcindy on Flickr. It’s a charming little touch, putting the calendars inside the jars. Related posts: Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels
Another Vera calendar tea towel, this one from 1966. From the collection of Scott Lindberg; blogged about here. Related posts: Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels
The great textile designer Vera Neumann produced many calendar tea towels throughout her career. Here is a fine folk-themed example, from PolishedTwo‘s collection on Flickr. Related posts: Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels Daily Swatch: Calendar Tea Towels
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