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Has a great feel to it and smells like cotton, no bad smell..have you ever heard of this company? Two bad there wasn't two..would have made a nice duvet cover.

As far as I know muslin at least back in this day never came higher than 133 and it didn't need to. This type of sheet can withstand a war zone. I gave it a cool prewash and now its on its second hot wash, I used Vaska Tabs. This was found in my town which is made up of a lot of elderly folks, they were sold at GC Myrphys, the Murphys in my town closed down about 35 years ago. These sheets were made in the USA for Murphys so one of the manufactures in the US made them. There's no manufacturer listed on the packaging or sheet.

I'm surprised it smelled so nice, must have been in a clean non smoking home. I expected to open it and find the fold lines to be discolored but they wernt. just too bad there wasn't 2 of these, but this thrift store just opened 3 weeks ago and they have tons of donations to get put out..I will be in there every chance I get. LOL.

The sheet washed up beautiful, much softer, but I know these things soften up more the more their washed..I'm really hoping to find another one at this store, I realize my chances are slim, but who knows since its a new store whoever donated this one may have given more that just arnt out yet. It really would make a lovely duvet cover.

I found little info..these triple checked muslin sheets were made for GC Murphys in the 1960's

You've got a little treasure there and I would certainly haunt the thrift store. There's a whole generation going now and they have stuff from the 60s and 70s which was still very good. Bet that sheet irons up beautifully.

Wow! What a find! You go, Pinky!

Just trying to figure out what to do with one lone sheet..I have to find another, but quality of this muslin is lovely. I've seen some vintage muslin sheets on EBay, so I could always order one, but I'll wait.

I sometimes combine odd sheets with incomplete sets, especially same color.

Ran back into the thrift store and its my lucky day..found another...I know muslin isn't everyone's cup of tea..but I like the stuff.

Now that I've got my hands on a second matching sheet have decided against making a duvet cover with them. Why...well, vintage muslin sheets are only 133 thread count, but old muslin (don't know nothing about current day muslin) was made with very thick cotton threads, making it a thicker cloth, its also very time consumming to iron, and there is no way out of ironing this stuff. I don't mind the ironing, in fact I iron most days, but its not easy ironing duvet covers to begin with, but ironing muslin takes it to a whole new level. Old muslin sheets like these were once the economy sheets, for families that couldn't afford to spend money on higher cost sheets, yet needed something durable and long lasting, if these same sheets were on todays market they wouldn't be considered economy. What I've decided to do since they are 100% cotton, and very thick and feel beautiful after a few very hot washes and the extra ironing time is I'll use them for summer blankets. Gives a heavier feeling on your body than most sheets, yet lighter weight than a blanket making them perfect for a summer cover. Now all that's left is for summer to get here.

LOL

Wow! What a find! It is so interesting to read the advertising because they expected people to know something about the product they were buying.... Like that more than thread count counts.

MamaP have do you a rotary iron?

Practigal, no I don't have a rotary iron. Have always done all my ironing by hand lol.

The manufactures did expect housewives to know and understand the different household linen, women actually, young girls were taught this at a young age, it was amoung the important things to know in order to be a good housewife. Household linen was also the most important item in every girls hope chest. To not understand household textiles was a sign you wernt yet ready for marrage. And Muslin was in every household, regardless your financial standing, but if you were well off it wasn't always used in the masters room, but was used in the nursery and children's rooms. it was a hearty fabric that could withstand the rigors of boil washes and harsh chemicals. Because of this it was generally used as bedding in hospitals. I sure can ramble at times.

G. C. Murphy Company

Founded in 1952 as a charitable arm of the G.C. Murphy Co.™, the G.C.
Murphy Co.™ Foundation is now an independent, non-profit corporation
that makes annual grants to civic, educational and cultural charitable
organizations, primarily in Western Pennsylvania.

G. C. Murphy Trademarks

Brush thank you for that info, it brought back memories...here's a pic of my old Murphys..red brick building on right corner..long closed

And because some of you will get a kick out of Mamas country town..here's a small shot

MaPi - So glad you found another sheet to make a pair. So lucky, wow. I would be thrifting every week at that rate. We never get anything that good around here. Mostly picked over. But muslin is very nice and so sturdy. Perfect to use for summer.

You are completely right about the household linens. But it's not done any more. I don't think anyone has had that education since the early 1960s so it's mostly lost. One of my friends, who's in her 30s, keeps telling me that no one knows that kind of thing. That's because they are all on their phones all the time.

I was brought up doing embroidery, crochet, knitting and sewing. My Mom had monogrammed linen fingertip towels -- so many I still use them though I've supplemented from flea markets. Perhaps that's why I love the monogrammed dish towels with the special loops -- they are all so personalized and different even though the monograms are almost always red.

What I don't know, and cannot find out, is why the tradition in France was to monogram in red and white almost exclusively.

Meanwhile, I found a photo of a very cool laundry sink. So great for small items. But I can't find it for sale anywhere. It may be from south America.

It looks like the original price for the sheets was $2.69.

Gettysburg Times Ad

Roc, I really really like that sink. That would be so perfect for small fragile things. Or something that just needs a good scrub before going in the washer.

I noticed all those white or red monograms, I figured it was traditional but also didn't know why, but they sure are lovely and I also like the monograms, you just know someone somewhere probably received it for a wedding gift on their happiest day. One of these days I'll hit the lottery and be able to buy a monogramed set of bed sheets from days long gone lol.

We ran into an indoor/outdoor flea market today but didn't have time to browse, my cousin called to tell me about a duvet cover there sooo since this place is literally 3 minutes away we went to have a look..Amiee fell instantly in love, I will say its pretty, but it has floweres of green, pink, blue in the center..not lovin that..its a white background, or it will hopefully be when I'm done with it. I have no idea of a brand as there's no tag except one that say 100% cotton . 3 bucks Roc and you know how expensive cotton duvet covers are..I wish I would have taken a before pic.. I've done 4 cool washes so far..the fourth one the water was finially clear, the first two the water looked like tea. After it spins out it will get hot tap 133F with Tide with Bleach powder and two Tide boosters...how high of heat should I go on 100% cotton..I don't think its vintage..but has a absolutly wonderful feel to it even dirty...ill snap a pic before the first hot wash. ..lol. hubs says next weekend when he's off we can browse all I want at the flea market as I rarely get there..he's actually happy its bedding and not detergent I'm looking for..but I'm looking for that too..haha

Prewashes are done, here's a pic before going in for first hot wash

Rococogurl and Mamapink yes that sink is probably from South America. I have had the great pleasure of using one during a visit. I seriously considered buying one and bringing it back in my luggage. The one I used was made of some kind of stone but the local Super Mega Maxi (SA's version of a super store like Walmart only better) had several different sizes and materials. The sinks were very reasonably priced. In SA there are very few laundromats and only in large cities or very touristy areas. Laundry services in smaller communities and often even in small cities consist of women washing the laundry by hand in large sinks similar to the one pictured above. Middle class homes have washers and families with less money wash by hand.

mama, your idea about using those magnificent muslin sheets for summer cover is PERFECT. I use a 6% cotton flannel sheet over my percale sheet in the warmer months until I find the perfect cotton quilt.

Washed, dried and ironed..was the hardest duvet cover I ever ironed and still its just passable, I actually ended up with a blister right at the inside of my thumb from ironing it. Lol

I didn't use any FS, rarely do on bedding, but I wanted to smell it..just to be sure it was clean, it smells fresh. This was an easy piece of used bedding to clean most have built up body oils or moldy smelling. I don't know who made this probably China, but it feels so smooth and soft..what a shame the flowers wernt all white lol.

I think I might have a set of Muslin Sheets in my closet. Never have slept on them, but was surprised at the quality! :)

Pinky, that is a very beautiful duvet Aimee picked. I love it. With the embroidery and applique it was no doubt costly in its day. Oh my, there are so many treasures out there when you look!

One cautionary thing about thrifted textiles that I want to mention. It's important to be sure you don't pick up critters with those. I would keep a roll of clear trash bags in my car -- the kind use for recycling and some rubber bands, not just twist ties. I'd put the textiles in the bags immediately and leave them there for at least a day to be sure nothing's crawling around. Then I'd go with at least 140F water though with applique that's a bit tricky should the stitching shrink. Knowing you MaPi you are totally on this. But mentioning in case anyone else is thinking of it.

Yes, I immediately thought of you when I saw that sink. I would love one of those just on the side for a quick rub of small things or for getting stains out. I googled and googled but retailers in SA evidently don't have websites. No joy.

Roc, you give very good advice on being careful not to bring critters into your home from thrift stores, in the past few years bed bugs have been much more common in thrift stores. As I've said before I always follow Roc's good advice and bag the things up good and tight, I usually let the bag sit out back at least a few days often it gets moved to the shed sometimes for months before I get around to the cleaning process. I threw caution to the wind this time, and hope it doesn't come back to bite me.

I did do the last wash with 140+ temps..but I was not comfortable considering the design of this thing, so I'm hoping between that and the dryer and a screaming hot iron nothing would survive.

Thank You Roc

Hot iron will take care of it. But you don't want any prison escapes! None of us do. Friend of a friend bought a throw pillow at a thrift store and lived to regret it. But she's in the city. Before we moved I didn't even want to go to the movies.

Mich, are your Muslin sheets modern day or vintage, are they NIB or already broken in? I have no knowledge of modern day muslin but doubt its like the vintage stuff nothing is these days.

If they have never been used Mich, do a few hot washes, and remember the more their washed the softer they will get. I would advise not to wash muslin with other sheets, they are made with thick threads which makes them more abrasive to other fabrics. And prepare yourself for ironing them..even if you could find a way out of ironing other sheets like percale..there's no way out of ironing muslin, besides they don't just look better ironed they feel so much better, like percale feels sooo much better ironed.

Pat, it has always been hard for me to find a summer cover, a sheet can be too thin a blanket too much but the muslin may be just right, after I get them broke in of course. .

I have several unopened packages of muslin sheets that I kept when I cleaned out my gramma's house in 1998. They are green (light, not olive). I think pillowcases too. I just noticed them in a Rubbermaid box of stuff the other day. I don't know what to do with them. I'm a linen girl myself, and I have no green in my house!

LOl..light green is pretty. But if your not into it lol...why don't you sell them Debbi? Have you ever thought of that? Perhaps you will find a buyer here..hint hint...LOL.

I've become much less of a pack rat since finishing our basement and having to get rid of SO MUCH stuff! But a few Rubbermaids of stuff I kept. They were my gramma's. Granted, they're sitting there not being used, which is obviously what she did with them too, but I don't know if I'm ready to part with them yet. Maybe. I don't know!

LOl..tis fine Debbi, I for sure understand that. You should never part with keepsakes, if there's even a grain of doubt, a few rubbermaid bins of memories can always stay in place..Thank You Debbi.

I'd be worried the Rubbermaid doesn't let things breathe. Any comments?