an old favourite

Last week I travelled down to Hobart with my lovely Mum, who had a nursing seminar to attend. It was a dismal day, cold, and wet. We made a short stop half-way as you do, in the lovely town of Ross. A tasty bakewell tart and soy latte later, and we were browsing through "Antiques and Treasures", seriously one of the nicest shops I've been into in a long time! I didn't buy much, but what I did buy was a hanky.
Pocket Art is an Australian product, this design is by Alma B and has renewed my love of the handkerchief! Trying to find a website for the product was difficult though and I ended up on a tangent ~ so please have a look at this great directory for Australian independent designers, artists and craftspeople Indie Art. It will inspire, as will Peppermint Magazine [I'm finding myself lost in the world of tangents...but we're still on topic, right?]
I would like to get a copy...will have to track one down! One of the articles features the lovely Angela White, of Sew Your Own, a great company that produces cute fabric and pattern kits to create totes and plush toys with that slight vintage/Japanese twist. I was given one a year ago and it turned out super super cute! Her name is Miss Loli there's a picture of her in the album on the website! So yes, hankies. I have collected a few over the years. As a little girl I did own one for every day of the week, and you could tell because they had the days on them! Now days I have several larger ones, usually Japanese or paisley-style prints, so finding this new one was great. Having a story on the fabric you blow your nose on is unique! I still have very fond memories of my mum stuffing her hanky down the cuff of her sleeve or strategically placing it down her bra between her breasts. I can safely say that until I have kids, the stuffing my sleeve rule will be observed!