WHAT TO DO WITH… HANDKERCHIEFS

PRACTICAL: Well, aside from duty on sniffly noses, you could also sew old (clean!) hankies onto ribbon for bunting or sew together to make a curtain. PLAYFUL: Morris dancers know how to flutter a hanky: find a local side through one of the UK's three Morris organisations. Or what's more playful than handkerchief flirting? There's a guide to this historic art at newengland.com. SILLY: A hankie is key to many a magic trick. We won't divulge any secrets, but should you want your own colourchanging handkerchief, just say “abracadabra” and look up the ‘magic handkerchief’ tutorial on ikatbag.com. A JOLLY GOOD FOLLOW Finders Keepers Curated internet trawls for vintage decorative oddities that time forgot, think anything from finger purses to space age ice buckets (jillianlucas.substack.com).…

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