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:: November 18, 2005 Fabric Friday: Tammis Keefe
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Comments I love the colors! The brown and green in "Leopards in the grass" are my favorites. Looks like a great book. Happy belated Birthday! Posted by Blair on November 18, 2005 9:56 PM I have the red and lime green thing going for Christmas, but I never thought to add pink! I love your Friday Fabric spotlights! Posted by Anita on November 19, 2005 3:34 AM Cool! I just discovered her work too! Lots of examples on ebay, if you want to see more :-) Posted by mimi K on November 19, 2005 8:52 AM Wow, I love them all! Those are my kind of Christmas colors too :) Thanks so much for sharing, I think I'll have to add this book to my wish list. And hey, Happy Belated Birthday!!! Posted by Cassi on November 19, 2005 11:18 PM What a lovely lot of kerchiefs. They are so covetable. Thanks for the book link, I might be tempted myself. Posted by Jess on November 20, 2005 3:29 AM Gorgeous! Another book for my wish list, too! Mimi Kirchner (Doll) did a post about about Tammis Keefe last week, with all different pix. She must be in the air. Posted by rose on November 20, 2005 8:03 PM I have a few old handkerchiefs (maybe about 30 or so) but none like these! These are great with the animals and characters. Mine are mostly florals. I do love them, but these are fun! Posted by Stacey on November 22, 2005 12:38 AM I read in a book that she was born in 1913, so her death was at age 47 not 40, still way too soon. The 1920 birthdate idea started from a website, but the book was a scholarly work about women designers. Keefe/Thomas' work was the best! Posted by Karen on November 27, 2005 9:41 PM |
for my birthday. The most prolific and well-known designer in the handkerchief world appears to be Tammis Keefe. I couldn't find out much about her, except that she died too young, at age 40. She also designed other linens and maybe some fabric too. She sometimes went under the pseudonym Peg Thomas, but I don't know why -- maybe to flout some contractual obligations.
