Vintage Madeira Marghab Linens What ~ Where is Madeira? Madeira is a Portuguese Island southwest of mainland Portugal. For over 200 years, mothers have taught their young daughters the highly skilled...
Care of Antique and Vintage Linens This section is meant to help get you started or to help give you new ideas. We welcome additional tips, comments and any contributions on the subject. The key thing to...
Want a new hobby or start a new collection that is inexpensive. Try collecting vintage hankies.I have sold over 25,000 vintage hankies on eBay since 2001. I started collecting hankies 20+ years ago to cut up...
Vintage Antique Irish Linen ~ Which is Better? Double Damask or Single Damask There is a common misconception when it comes to Irish Linen Damasks. Many people think that double damask is superior to single...
Marghab Madeira Linen Care ~ from the Marghab Museum The information in this guide is word-for-word directly from the SDSU Marghab museum. I received this in printed form when I purchased some of Vera...
Marghab Pattern List The Finest Madeira Linens There is no 100 percent complete or accurate printed list of all the Marghab patterns that were produced. This list is a compilation of the pattern list in the...
MARGHAB Linens were produced on the tropical Portuguese island of Madeira, due west of Morrocco (the continent of Africa), from 1934 until 1978. The cottage industry of the making of Marghab linens was founded...
Recommended Reference Books for the Madeira Marghab Linen Collector The following books are excellent basic reference guides for the collector of Madeira and Marghab linens. The Embroidery of Madeira by...
A brief overview of linen through the ages Egyptians deemed linen to be the cloth of the gods. They used it for example for mummies, and in their sacred rituals. Linen is the oldest textile in the world, and...
COLLECTING VINTAGE VALENTINES DAY HANDKERCHIEFS I love all kinds of vintage linens and handkerchiefs, but I am unable to collect all I like. Since I like hearts better than anything I was drawn to collect...