Flori's linens

If you follow us on Facebook, then you've probably seen the pics of our handmade antique German linen stockings.

The antique linens these stockings are made of belonged to a very special lady and have a very special story.  This story may have a few holes in it because it was told to me a little while ago, but I will try my best to be accurate.  Several months ago, a local couple {Jodie and Nils} came into the shoppe.  They had been in numerous times before and were always great to chat with.  They started to tell me about an abundance of antique linens they rescued several years ago from their next door neighbor's trash pile when they lived up north.  Their neighbor was a little old lady named Flori.  Flori escaped Germany in the 1930's after a swastika was painted on the door of her family's home when the Nazi's invaded her town.  Flori and her family fled to America and luckily were able to take some of their most prized possessions with them.  Flori's prized possession was a steamer trunk full of vintage linens.  Inside the chest was a treasure trove of tablecloths, sheets, napkins, bedcovers, and pillow cases.  Every single item in the chest was monogrammed with Flori's initials.

When Flori passed away, her son left most of her belongings on the curb, the trunk full of linens included.  Jodie and Nils felt compelled to rescue the trunk from the pile.  They donated the trunk to the Holocaust Museum, but have been storing the linens for years.  They weren't quite sure what to do with them, but mentioned after having visited the shoppe a few times that they felt we might be able to do something special with them.

We think these stockings are pretty special.  Thank you Jodie and Nils.  And thank you Flori!

P.S.  This won't be the end of the story for these antique linens.  We still have a pretty good stockpile, so stay tuned in the coming months to see some additional reinventions of Flori's linens.