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

Becles

The Bero Book - should be a staple in all OS'ers kitchen. Proper old fashioned recipes and HM is much cheaper and much nicer than shop bought versions.

Elliesmum

Becles wrote:

The Bero Book - should be a staple in all OS'ers kitchen. Proper old fashioned recipes and HM is much cheaper and much nicer than shop bought versions.

Baked a victoria sponge out of my Be-Ro book today - and very nice it was too. The first book was introduced in 1923 and was handed out free at exhibitions and door to door.

As for bedspreads - I have a beautiful quilted bedspread made by a friend of mine. Best thing about it, it hides unironed duvet covers and instantly helps make the bed in the morning.

EM x

QuidsInn_2

Squeaky,

Thank you for that link. I have just ordered one, been meaning to get a carpet sweeper for ages! Got £5 off first order too, so with £delivery total is£7.44.

Mr_Proctalgia

This has bought back some memories. The Aertex Blankets are Witney Blankets, you can still get them. I have an ancient one and they are super warm. But.......... In this house I must be posh as I have "Counterpanes" no common bedspreads here. In fact when I was nobbut a lad my counterpane was made of "Persian Lamb" and had sleeves and buttons too! LOL In fact anything and everything ended up on the beds when it was freezing outside (and in)

The only other things I can think of that are not now common are shoe horns and anti macassars both of which save unnecessary wear and marks!

tawnyowls

Gingham_Ribbon wrote:

My method of dealing with this is cheaper but more work and certainly not as pretty. I don't make the beds. The quilt gets folded back to air the double bed.

Neither do I. Another chore saved, and obviously, for health reasons, not just laziness.;)

All my beds have quilted throws on them. They're pulled up completely over the guest beds, until guests actually come to stay, when they're folded neatly over the edge. For the beds in regular use, they provide a nice extra layer of warmth, and are very useful during the summer, as they have a tog rating of only 2 or 3, so they're cooler than the summer-weight quilts.

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Mr_Proctalgia wrote:

This has bought back some memories. The Aertex Blankets are Witney Blankets, you can still get them. I have an ancient one and they are super warm. But.......... In this house I must be posh as I have "Counterpanes" no common bedspreads here. In fact when I was nobbut a lad my counterpane was made of "Persian Lamb" and had sleeves and buttons too! LOL In fact anything and everything ended up on the beds when it was freezing outside (and in)

The only other things I can think of that are not now common are shoe horns and anti macassars both of which save unnecessary wear and marks!

Me too my 'counterpane' was my dads army greatcoat .It weighed a ton and god knows how he went off to fight to germans in it .!!
I like my hottle bottle and wouldn't be without one .I
I was at an auction last Sunday and one of the things that came up was a silver shoehorn and the little buttonhook thingy that used to be used for tiny buttons on boots when I was a little sprog .it was very pretty and went for about a fiver .It was in a velvet box and the auctioneer wasn't even sure what it was !!
I wear an apron when ever I do my housework or cooking and always have for the last 40+ years,it does save on having to buy those spray on spot removers for clothes ,you know the ones in that awful lurid pink bottle.
My youngest daughter is having an extension built and as her front door has now been moved, to keep the kids/dogs and cold out until it's finished she has used an old bedspread as a curtain where the door used to be and put a big long wooden pallet in front of it to keep the dogs in. I still have an old wooden carpet sweeper and it's a lot easier to take upstairs instead of a heavy hoover. I also have a small very stiff brush that used to be called a switch that I use to brush down the stair carpet .As I am not very stable on my pins lugging a n electric cleaner up and down the stairs isn't a good idea ,especially as my staircase is almost vertical (I live in an old house).
What I really miss and can't find is the old-fashioned glass scrubbing board .I bought one when I first got married and it cost me 2/6 and I had it for years .It was the best thing for getting stains out ,especially from collars and cuffs. I saw one once at a boot sale and the woman wanted £20.00 !! for it as she said it could be used as an ornament in the garden !!

kittykat500

I've gone over to using sheets with microfibre throws, blankets and a king size bedspread/throw on my bed instead of a duvet. I have never felt warmer or snugglier in bed.

Alfietinker

Bizzimum wrote:

I remember those paraffin heaters. ......

My nan only got rid of hers last year when the council came and installed a gas fire.

wrote:

She used to have one of those big wooden airers that pull up to the ceiling for the washing. (I quite fancy one of those but with the quantity of washing here I think we might end up with the ceiling on our heads!)

We've got one and it's brilliant! It takes a full load of washing (except the socks which go over the door) and is dry in 24 hours. Thoroughly recommend it. And it's out the way too so no clothes horses to trip over in the living room.

Austin_Allegro

Shaving brush and soap.

Produces a much better lather than stuff in aerosols. The brushes last for years and the standard sized soap in a bowl lasts about a year.

Aerosols are just another part of the ripoff throwaway culture, IMO....

shetitasatic

Austin_Allegro wrote:

Shaving brush and soap.

Produces a much better lather than stuff in aerosols. The brushes last for years and the standard sized soap in a bowl lasts about a year.

Aerosols are just another part of the ripoff throwaway culture, IMO....

My husband would agree with you - he always wet shaves - which reminds me, I usually get a refill for his shaving soap bowl to put in his Christmas stocking!!