All things old are new again as family heirlooms take center stage for holiday gatherings, in a new column by Times photographer .

It’s almost a family relic: your great-grandmother’s embroidery, the one you store all year like treasure and only bring out ...

Q: My heirloom tablecloth is stained beyond repair, but I can’t bear to part with it. Can I reuse it somehow? A: Refashion the cloth into smaller pieces for the table, such as napkins or coasters. For ...

In a corner of the recently expanded Charlotte Library, a two-drawer card catalog sits on a mustard-yellow floral tablecloth. But instead of old-school index cards listing books, its drawers hold ...

First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide. As I ironed my hand-crocheted tablecloth, I realized it was turning 40 this ...