When I was very very small, my grandmother would make hankies featuring a little crocheted lady wearing a long skirt and a hat.
I didn’t know it but back then hankies were still popular and kleenex tissue was not the main way to clean your nose.
I guess the crocheted cloth hankies though lovely, grew out of favor because they had to be laundered after each daily use. I am told that when the laundry was done by hand the hankies were pretty messy to deal with.
Nevertheless the lady with the hat was my favorite hanky and I loved watching ‘grandma’ crochet them.
By Mom
From the authors collection. A vintage hanky with crocheted lady in a hat.
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