I am an antique textile dealer and also make things from a variety of my textiles,usually things that are distressed and can be recycled to extend their life and enjoy their beauty or workmanship.
I buy antique quilts exstensively ,log cabin pattern is my favourite. "Paisley" shawls are another passion of mine,even the damaged ones find a good home with me! love the colours, so rich.
I have a soft spot for anything in wool, must be my Northern roots and upbringing,Blankets, sweaters, tweeds and felts , the more rustic the better.
Lizzy and I share a love of French linen and textiles and have a joint collection , " Franglais " which we source together on our travels, bedlinens , soft furnishings , sheets for curtains , the more rustic the better we like them Handwoven linens and hemps from the 19th cent. wonderful shirts and chemises.
I have here a pile of lovely florals, some good names here ...Colefax and Fowler, Sanderson, Tricia Guild ,Laura Ashley, and all of them about thirty years old.
Nice to see some lovely English quality.....think cushions and bags for these
How lovely that Vi and Eileen visited DH. Thanks for the support. Your nearly vintage fabric haul looks rather like mine at the moment - loads of Colefax & Fowler and 1970s Laura Ashley.
Nina Campbell called at DH the other day. After she left I found I had some of her early fabric, too.
Lovely fabrics. thirty years to us only seems like yesterday but to the younger generation it really is vintage. I too have a lot of this type of fabric in my stash and it always sells well. Sandie at Rag Rescue
I'm only familiar with Laura Ashley. A lovely lot.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely that Vi and Eileen visited DH. Thanks for the support. Your nearly vintage fabric haul looks rather like mine at the moment - loads of Colefax & Fowler and 1970s Laura Ashley.
ReplyDeleteNina Campbell called at DH the other day. After she left I found I had some of her early fabric, too.
Sue
Lovely fabrics. thirty years to us only seems like yesterday but to the younger generation it really is vintage. I too have a lot of this type of fabric in my stash and it always sells well.
ReplyDeleteSandie at Rag Rescue