I need some ideas display my mothers handkerchiefs

Marcia Birt
by Marcia Birt
  9 answers
  • Dfm Dfm on Sep 27, 2017

    my mom and i quilt. we put an iron on interfacing the hankies ....mounted them an a quilt square that showed them off. the quilt isn't on display right now- great grandmothers 1930's quilt is up on the wall- or i'd try another photo.


    you could block the hankies, and frame them like pictures.

  • Johnavallance82 Johnavallance82 on Sep 27, 2017

    You could make a display or Picture using them as eg: Fan - Ladies skirts - Balloons - Folding them into Kite shapes and making a Circle of them (Point to the Centre) or even Applique them ..........etc

  • Dana Dana on Sep 27, 2017

    Dfm has a great idea.. love it..

  • Ebbjdl Ebbjdl on Sep 27, 2017

    Start by purchasing a large frame w/glass. Glue the handkerchiefs to the cardboard, and hang it. Pick a color for the back round. Buy a large poster board colored paper that would give nice contrast to the handkerchiefs. Good Luck!

  • Cas11516409 Cas11516409 on Sep 27, 2017

    I saw where someone had seen hankies together along the edges somehow and made a table runne! It was very pretty!

    Somewhere else I saw someone made cafe curtains or a balance using hankies!

  • Cas11516409 Cas11516409 on Sep 27, 2017

    I meant to say Valance!

  • Marcia Birt Marcia Birt on Sep 27, 2017

    See photos

  • Debbie Sommer Debbie Sommer on Oct 01, 2017

    Frame them in a shadow box. Or display them under glass. In the spring I display them on the coffee table stacked so the pretty edges are visible.