Retro tea towel

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a close up of a cloth with fruit on it and the word sweet written in cursive writing

Embroidered Days of the Week Tea Towels A co-worker of mine married recently, and I thought immediately of a traditional wedding gift in my family, tea towels embroidered with various colorful desi…

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two kitchen towels with images of women cooking and writing on the same fabric, each featuring an image of a woman preparing food

For decades designers have thought that it would be a great idea to inspire the cooking housewife in the home, by putting recipes onto tea towels and linens. Imagine the scenario… you complet…

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a blue table cloth with pictures of vegetables and fruits in baskets on the side,

These unused tea towels made by Martex, still have the labels attached. Martex produced these lovely medium blue towels between 1930 through 1960. They are 20 x 28 ½ inches and have great vibrantly colored graphics of various vegetables in baskets on them. The label says Kitchen garden collection,

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a green table cloth with flowers and leaves on it, sitting on a wooden floor

I like the charm of vintage tea towels, especially those from the 60's and 70's. I don't come across them very often thrifting, not sure why that is, but I keep looking. Here are several nice designs. via my life in mixed media via Pretty Dandy via Wooden Donkey via sew katie jean via Pretty Dandy via Pretty Dandy via gracious, good via flickriver - this site has a ton of tea towels to look at

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various desserts and drinks on plates with the words sweet treats

This is what I’ve been working on; a Mid Century style food based illustration to accompany my Cheers Retro Bar Cart tea towel design. I’ve been meaning to add some designs in a similar style as the Bar Cart design has been a popular design in my @spoonflower and Etsy shops. I also submitted it to the @TheyDraw and Uppercase challenge, Art in the Kitchen as tea towels are a nice way to have art in your kitchen. Customers have told me that they end up hanging their illustrated tea towels as…

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a close up view of a flowery fabric with pink, blue and yellow flowers

Lisa Nelson is an illustrator living in a small town in Michigan called Holland. She's truly inspired by color and all things quirky. If you don't find her with a pen in her hand drawing, you'll usually find her cuddled on her couch with her 3 girls, husband, and dog named, "Nugget." @mylittlebuffalo

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