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Repurposed Vintage Hankies

November 7, 2019 by Bethany Sy

I’m a sucker for all things vintage and sentimental, so loving repurposed vintage hankies comes naturally to me. Even though they’re meant to blow your nose in them.

Can you believe our grannies did that into this beautiful fabric?

Fun things to do with Repurposed Vintage Hankies {Reality Daydream}

Since making our DIY Vintage Hankie Garland a few months ago, I’ve seen several amazing projects using repurposed vintage hankies.

I thought it would be fun to share a bunch of creative projects using repurposed vintage hankies to get your creative wheels turning!

Most of these have tutorials if you click through to the corresponding links. But even the ones that don’t have a how-to are still inspiring and simple enough that we could all probably figure it out.

Let’s do this!

Ideas for Repurposed Vintage Hankies

Vintage Hankies Quilt – by Polkadot Chair

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Repurposed Vintage Hankies Collar – by Black and White

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Vintage Hankie Reusable Bowl Covers – by House of Hawthornes

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Vintage Hankie Bows – by Little Wise Foundry

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Vintage Hankie Wreath – by Jill Ruth & Co

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Vintage Hankie-covered Buttons – by Isa Creative Musings

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Vintage Linen Table Runner – by Flamingo Toes

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Vintage Hankie Necklace – by Flamingo Toes

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Repurposed Vintage Hankies in a Frame – by Blu Kat Designs

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More framed Vintage Hankies! – Apartment Therapy

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Using Vintage Hankies for giftwrap! – by Almost 40 Year Old Intern

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Vintage Hankie Zipper Pouch – by Aftcra

Aren’t these some amazing ideas for using that beautiful fabric from vintage hankies? I hope you were inspired to DO something with you stash instead of just leaving them in a drawer.

And if you DON’T have any vintage hankies, I see them all the time at yard sales and antique stores for cheap. It’s so exciting to find these little beautiful pieces of history!

Tag us in your vintage hankie projects on Instagram! We’re @RealityDaydream.

~Bethany

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Roundup of Repurposed VIntage Hankies {Reality Daydream}

About Bethany Sy

Nick and Bethany Sy are the creative free-spirits behind DIY/Lifestyle blog, Reality Daydream. They recently purchased a historic mansion and have been documenting the ups and downs of renovation and making this home their own... all while sharing tips and tutorials along the way! When they found themselves in the trenches of infertility, they started a journey that would prove to be their most important DIY project ever, and have 3 beautiful girls to show for it. <3

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Comments

  1. 3

    G Chandler says

    September 15, 2022 at 4:15 pm

    A lot of hankies aren’t vintage but so close to
    The real thing it doesn’t really matter. I pretty sure the cloth covered buttons are from vintage embroidered table Runners and pillowcases but I love those too!

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    Laurie says

    November 8, 2019 at 9:32 pm

    I don’t believe the “Vintage Hankie Reusable Bowl Covers” are actually hankies as I have this same fabric that I made curtains with. It looks like vintage, but it’s actually new fabric.

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      Bethany Sy says

      November 10, 2019 at 7:40 pm

      Yes I think you’re right. Maybe just vintage fabric?

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