Our Memory Cloth Story

Over 100 years ago, our family, the Shendler Family of Richmond, Indiana, began an ongoing tradition of circulating a cloth letter to provide a written commentary of special occasions. These cloths would typically be signed with names, dates and the thoughts and feelings of the times. Often, the circulating letter (as our ancestors described it) would travel from family household to household for many years to celebrate various goings on. Some of the interesting comments on one of our earliest memory cloths have to do with World War I and soup lines. One particularly funny 1930 comment "Hang this up there on the soup line" was penned by our late great grandmother Ruth Glunt Shendler when she was just 13 years old. We speculate that Grandma Ruth didn't really appreciate the significance of the memory cloth and her comments way back then. Well, we're certainly glad to have that moment in time still available to us today. Our cloths provide us with many other interesting slices of life from those days and times. The Shendler family has long valued its traditions, and we keep our past memories alive by displaying this memory cloth in our 170+ year old family home.

Keenly aware of how much happiness and satisfaction our memory cloths have given us over the years, we decided to share our experience by making available a custom embroidered version suitable for display in your home. Memories Are Timeless! Keep your Memories alive by ordering one of our custom-crafted keepsakes today.