Antique Cut and Woven Paper Hearts on Hand-written Letter handmade textile These sorts of rigid paddle-shaped

These sorts of rigid paddle-shaped fans are called Uchiwa in Japanese

and a very satisfying object I must say

late 60s or 70s

I can't quite tell from the cover whether this belonged to Fern

Antique Cut and Woven Paper Hearts on Hand-written Letter handmade textile These sorts of rigid paddle-shapedI'm always looking for antique cut paper valentines, of which I think this is a very lovely example, and it's a resourcefully made one too: turning it over reveals that it was fashioned from a hand written letter (still largely readable!), with the backs of several of the colored hearts showing that they were cut from some other sort of printed matter too. The letter itself begins: "It is very hot and dry down here" making it feel especially apt for