What is the Burden Cloth?

Notice: 2019 winter solstice deluge rainfall plus roofing contractor incompetence caused major damage in the Timeless studio. All three sizes, Patio (~3×3), Home & Garden (~4×4), and Farm (~5×5) are currently available; call Timeless & Daughters at the mobile business phone number (360) 324-9693 and leave your name, phone number or email, and ask for what you want. We can send PayPal invoices directly to your email with an order total. 

It’s a gathering & carrying tool as old as time. Hunter-gatherers used hides as totes, prehistoric peoples used baskets as totes, ancient farmers used tunics or smocks as seed totes, farm-wives used aprons as totes, medieval troubadour roadies used groundcloths that doubled as instrument totes…

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Tasks eased with a Burden Cloth…

  • weeding & the cleanup after—as shown above
  • pruning & the cleanup after
  • harvesting fruit, veggies, herbs
  • toting tools or supplements to individual beds
  • clearing invasive weeds: Himalayan blackberries, English ivy, kudzu…
  • gathering, sorting, & toting laundry at home or to a laundromat
  • infant uses—tote food & diaper bags; surface cloth for changing baby; shade baby in car-seat, stroller, or playpen, modesty drape for breast-feeding; even tote the folded stroller or playpen and toys
  • toting stuff* to outdoor events: concert, picnic, beach party, camp-out, star-gazing—
    *pillows, lawn chairs, umbrellas, food containers, thermoses, sunscreen, bug dope…
  • travel uses: cover auto upholstery & carpet from pet hair, sand, mud, and more
  • manage indoor messes: building models, whittling & carving, re-potting house & patio & hanging plants, polishing silver
  • shopping trips: keep a Burden Cloth in the trunk & gather many packages into a single manageable bundle that won’t slide out of hands into mud, snow, puddles…
  • wild-crafting collection: mushrooms, wild berries, herbs such as nettles, horsetail…
  • fishing & hunting: cleaning one’s catch, tote large game quarters, use as a ground cloth in a blind…
  • emergency first aid: use as shawl or blanket for warmth or shock, sling for arm or shoulder injury, stretcher for pets or wild animals…