The Fiberco Laundripak | A Little Gift Box For Mom
Yep, for college students back in the 1920′s, this was their laundromat. Without laundry services on campus or accessibility to a neighborhood laundromat (not sure if they even existed yet), college...
View ArticleGurley Milling Co. | 1950′s Flour Sacks
With my college years starting down south in North Carolina (Greensboro, to be exact), I remember driving through Princeton, N.C. on my way to the Outerbanks. Not a bad drive, knowing that the beaches...
View ArticleHappy Mother’s Day
Family holidays, like Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, are much more to me than a time to thank our parents for raising us and making us who we have become. They are great opportunities to take a long...
View ArticlePete Townshend | Birthday Boy
I know, the cliché’d line from My Generation is forever pointed out with Pete Townshend continuing to not die before he gets old. Well, happy birthday to Mr. Townshend, anyway- and we wish him many...
View ArticleHatch Show Print | A Working Letterpress Museum
I knew about Hatch Show Print before I actually knew about them. I had seen their posters in shop windows and restaurants and even wine labels they had created, but never knew who was behind the...
View ArticleReaching For The Stars | Space Shuttle Atlantis
Please excuse the mammoth size of the above stamps. I didn’t want anyone to miss the beautiful detail of the art or to miss the impact of this special day. I was born after man first propelled himself...
View ArticleAmerican Quilters | Vintage Textiles
All I needed to see were the words “American” & “Vintage” in the same sentence and my attention was drawn. Never mind that I was not just the only man in the room, but the only non-retirement aged...
View ArticleBermuda Limestone | Naturally Brilliant
Very recently enjoying another visit to Bermuda, I again found myself looking up. Well, when you’ve got it, use it. The Bermudians have certainly taken proper advantage of their most dominant natural...
View ArticleThe Sistine Chapel | Up Close and Personal
For anyone unable to endure the many hours of standing in the often mile-long lines waiting to visit the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel in Rome, well- here’s your chance. The Vatican has created a beautiful...
View ArticleEverything Has A Story
Anyone who reads through our product descriptions on General Knot & Co. knows that we love a good story. As with all of our fabrics, everything has a story. Everything. Being curious, forever...
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