Found these laser etched tissues in my studio this morning, made in 2009 during a residency at the #womenslibrary. They combine laundry instructions with Victorian decorative motifs, inspired by commemorative napkins & hankies from the collection.
@LSEnews @TheCassArt In case you were wondering 'handkerchiefs must be steeped separately from other articles and salt must be added to the water- one tablespoon to one quart of water. Mucous is soluble in salt solution'
@LSEnews @TheCassArt And 'Handkerchiefs should be ironed when quite wet as this gives them a slight stiffness. The handkerchief should be laid flat on a table and ironed all over. It should then be folded in two, with the edges even, ironed over again all over, and folded in four, ironing as before'
@LSEnews @TheCassArt Source= 'The home of today' p.199 special rules for ironing, date unknown
@LSEnews @TheCassArt Source= papers of Miss Ethel Robson, 'laundry demonstration notes' September 1911
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