Good Old Fashioned ????? and Moneysaving - bedspreads

cuddles123

Oh I must be old. Have a Ewbank carpet sweeper which was a wedding present. Wear pinnies,have a clothes brush and back scratcher, linen napkins and a butter knife. Use a teapot and cheeseboard with proper knife too. Even have a couple of cake stands that were my Grandma's.
Still have some blankets, although not used, but I 'm making a quilt by hand to go on my bed.

Remember stone hot water bottles and bricks warmed in the coal oven and wrapped. Also had candlewick bedspreads.

Anyone remember Liberty Bodices as a kid? Also gaberdine school coats with hat and scarf combined. Gloves on a string threaded through the sleeves.
Wellington boots and chilblains in the winter?

Remember my Mum's mangle and even a poss tub. In the days of the outside toilet with Izal paper or newspaper to wipe your bum on.

BitterAndTwisted

You must be old if you remember wearing a liberty bodice! Also, no-one has clothes for Sunday best any more. I can't decide whether that's a good thing or a terrible waste of good clothing. I think we must have grown out of ours before they'd seen a decent wear. My mother was a keen and avid knitter, probably from necessity, and I remember having a matching knitted skirt, jumper and pants. Oh, how those kitted pants itched! I must have been only about 5 or 6 but I put my foot down and refused to wear them, they were so wretchedly uncomfortable.

kitschkitty

I love this thread, but I also keep wondering how old people are, as there are lots of things I'm that bit too young to have experienced (I'm 30).

luxor4t

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

.........I remember having a matching knitted skirt, jumper and pants. Oh, how those kitted pants itched! I must have been only about 5 or 6 but I put my foot down and refused to wear them, they were so wretchedly uncomfortable.

My mother started to knit a 'two piece' bathing costume, but only even got the pants finished ... to my horror she sent me into the sea wearing these blessed knitted knickers & nothing else. Even though I was only four it is an experience I have never forgotten :eek:

artydoll

I can remember liberty bodices ,they were still around in the sixties as I had them for my baby, then ,they had rubber buttons so you could put them through the mangle,those were the days,lol
Also new babies had to wear long white gowns for the first few weeks ,used to get sopping wet as used proper nappies then ,so they were split up the back ,so your baby didn,t get too wet when sleeping.
I,m 63 ,by the way.

Justamum

Eenymeeny wrote: »

Has anyone still got a toasting fork? I remember sitting by the fire toasting crumpets for tea.

I've been looking for a toasting fork for ages. It would be lovely to toast homemade crumpets on the fire. The only thing I can think of to use would be one of those barbecue forks - I think they're quite big aren't they?

BitterAndTwisted

I think all the toasting-forks have been bought up by people who think they're quaint and never use them but just have them hanging up on the wall along with all those naff horse-brasses in their cute little holiday-cottages somewhere.

Coal-scuttles anyone? And whatever happened to those useful things which I don't know the name of which were used outside the front-door to scrape mud off your shoes before you went inside?

I'm in my mid-fifties btw

I've been yearning for a manual coffee-grinder like my German granny used to have which had a little drawer in the bottom to catch the grounds. I just found one on ebay the other day which I bought for a fiver and am waiting for it to arrive with baited breath. Now, I think I need to get on ebay again to find myself a vintage pinny and maybe some nice doilies for my tea-tray.

bertiebots

Does anyone have a pulley ceiling airer?. I rented a house (and to my horror just worked out it was 20 years ago:eek::rotfl:) I loved it and after doing all my washing in my twin tub would dry all the clothes on this above the fire. I was only 17 at the time:):p
I have wanted one ever since but alas live in a modern house now. I was chatting with my mum a few days ago as we both hanker after a real fire too,and again to my horror she told me her next door neighbours had ripped the orininal range out of their kitchen and want to remove all the chimneys. Whats wrong with people???? lol:eek:
I btw have a tea cosy/pot and always have a table cloth on't table too. Got some stunning wool blankets from a charity shop last year with the candy striped ends. Flannalette is compulsary in my house too.

Justamum

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

I've been yearning for a manual coffee-grinder like my German granny used to have which had a little drawer in the bottom to catch the grounds. I just found one on ebay the other day which I bought for a fiver and am waiting for it to arrive with baited breath. Now, I think I need to get on ebay again to find myself a vintage pinny and maybe some nice doilies for my tea-tray.

I've seen those manual coffee grinders on sale quite a bit. I remember reading in one of Laura Ingalls' books where they had to grind wheat in one of those during a particularly bad winter (it's called The Long Winter ).

bertiebots wrote: »

Does anyone have a pulley ceiling airer?.

We used to have one when I was a child. A friend of mine has one in her kitchen. Well actually she has two - one for the washing and the other has her pans hanging from it. If I ever get my own home I'd love one.

Chipps

I have a toasting fork about somewhere - probably lurking somewhere in the shed. Won't get rid of it just in case one day we ever move somewhere there is a REAL fire!!! Our 1st house was built in 1981, and had an open fire. I do miss it!

Teapot? Yes - definitely have teapots. Don't always use one, but my 2 favourites are from Ikea. The best one matches the dinner service, plain white and with a detachable aluminium handle. It's a lovely shape, but best of all pours well without dripping!!!!

Table cloths. I love tablecloths, will usually buy one as a souvenir from holidays. I have small square tablecloths for side tables and big cloths for the dining table. I especially love those ones which look like damask, but which are really some sort of nylony stuff which doesn't need ironing!!!! I also like nice little mats to stand things on, like ornaments etc. They are mostly crochet lace (I like making them!), or embroidered, and some from holidays in Germany or Greek islands etc.

Bedspread - Absolutely! Our bedspread is cream & brown satin patchwork with sequins & embroidery (£14 from Aldi!) and means the bed always looks neat & I can use covers that don't match the bedroom!!!!

And I have a carpet sweeper. I snaffled it from my Mum, because our cat is of the opinion that our cream rug is best decorated with little piles of black fur. I disagree, but don't always want to have to get the vacuum cleaner out to prove my point.

Oh, and I love my aprons!!!! My favourite one at the moment is from Tossa de Mar in Spain, green gingham with embroidered braid. It has a big pocket, so really practical. I probably have about 6 aprons. I would far rather wear one than keep getting food on my clothes when cooking. (Also I can wipe my hands on the apron - can't do that with my work clothes!!!)