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Linen smoothers and laundry info
Dec. 19th, 2007 08:37 pmA certain person on my f-list just got a custom made linen smoother for Christmas. Needless to say, I want one!
This Painter's glass muller on Ebay looks a lot like a linen smoother, and its significantly cheaper than the Painter's supply stores which want $65 for one. Of course, somewhere in this house I have a large glass blob paperweight that might also work too... Hmm
This website, Old and Interesting has a really interesting write up on linen smoothers, mangle boards and how laundry was done in the old days. Its fun to see the implements that they used to use, now I'll have to go look for them in the artwork.
Its also got lots of links to neat stuff in museums, like this 18th c. crimping board from Wales. Now that I could see some period usage for. Perhaps as a way to put ruffles into caps? or on veil edges?
This Painter's glass muller on Ebay looks a lot like a linen smoother, and its significantly cheaper than the Painter's supply stores which want $65 for one. Of course, somewhere in this house I have a large glass blob paperweight that might also work too... Hmm
This website, Old and Interesting has a really interesting write up on linen smoothers, mangle boards and how laundry was done in the old days. Its fun to see the implements that they used to use, now I'll have to go look for them in the artwork.
Its also got lots of links to neat stuff in museums, like this 18th c. crimping board from Wales. Now that I could see some period usage for. Perhaps as a way to put ruffles into caps? or on veil edges?
