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Growing Asian dominance in a global marketplace
July 2022Good Eye Growing Asian dominance in a global marketplaceby Peggy Whiteneck Asia-based buyers For this month’s column, I’ve been especially interested to see the impact of Asia-based buyers on the market for American-made antiques and collectibles. While you...
Wanted: Experts & expertise
June 2022Good Eye Wanted: Experts & expertiseby Peggy Whiteneck Reliable dealer/seller Expertise in Antiques and Collectibles Many years ago, I wrote a column for Discover on the need for reliable dealer/seller expertise in antiques and collectibles, and it seems...
Missing the old antiquing haunts
May 2022Good Eye Missing the old antiquing hauntsby Peggy Whiteneck Losing Favorite Antiquing places I guess anyone over the age of 30 has had the experience of losing favorite places for antique shopping - you know, the unforgettable places that you loved visiting...
Pressing matters: Part 2
April 2022Covering QuiltsPressing matters: Part 2by Sandra Starley Last month I wrote about the importance of properly pressing quilt blocks rather than ironing. I am back to share more hot topics. Quilters do take pressing issues quite seriously. #pressingmatters was...
Quilters, press on – Pressing matters!
March 2022Covering Quilts Quilters, press on - Pressing matters!by Sandra Starley It may sound silly to newcomers, but pressing in quilting is serious business. Note that I say pressing rather than ironing, and no, they are not the same thing. Quilters’ families with...
Quilted fabric postcards – A piece of mail, a real work of art
February 2022 Covering Quilts Quilted fabric postcards – A piece of mail, a real work of art by Sandra Starley Last month I wrote about starting the year off right by learning to quilt or trying a different method of quilting. Stretching your brain with new and...
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Century-old high chair served three generations
December 2021Vintage DiscoveriesCentury-old high chair served three generationsby Ken Weyand The high chair, a device for aiding in the feeding of very young children and infants, has been around for decades. As a separate piece of furniture marketed to...
‘Single Tree’ was part of old-time farming
November 2021Vintage Discoveries‘Single Tree’ was part of old-time farmingby Ken Weyand Early in the 1940s, after years of “horse-farming,” my dad bought a tractor and sold his team of draft horses. Soon after that, much of the horse-drawn equipment was sold,...
Visiting Chicago’s Century of Progress Exposition, 1934
September 2019Vintage DiscoveriesVisiting Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition, 1934by Ken Weyand On Sept. 16, 1934, my mother, Mabel Weyand, and her parents, Charles and Carrie Forrester, boarded a train at Medill, MO, for Chicago to attend the Century of...
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