New Expression

I found a fun tea towel the other day that is titled "Yorkshire Expressions". Strangely enough, the towel reads "made in England", but the tag says it is "made in Ireland". It has a copyright date of 1985, so it may find itself in sosovintage one day. But before that happens, let's have some fun with it!

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The "eyes are bigger than the belly" one is the ONLY one I have heard out of 31 expressions!

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Here's one for today:

AH WOR FAIR CAPPED

What do you think that means???

Leave a comment with your best guess - no googling :)

Thursday's Treasures

When I think "prolific textile artist and designer", the name that pops into my head most often is Vera Neumann. I've recently discovered Tammis Keefe, however, and she did for hankies what Vera did for scarves.

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Tammis Keefe was born in 1913, and began designing for Kimbal scarves in 1953. She died just seven years later, yet the sheer volume of beautiful work she did in that time is amazing. Her designs are full of nature, animals, and travel. An eBay search shows that there are currently 76 Tammis Keefe items up for sale/auction... and they range from a 6.99 starting bid to $45!

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The items shown here will arrive in sosovintage soon. The top one is a signed hanky, and the middle is a signed linen tea towel. Can you get over that vivid violet?

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This last hanky is unsigned, but I *believe* it is also by Ms. Keefe. All of these items are in excellent shape, and I'm excited to get them listed. Can anyone spare a couple more hours in the day? How about free childcare or maid service? A girl can dream, right?