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.
This was two very dead looking sticks about a foot high last spring but it had buds so I was confident despite derision from" him indoors "
Look at it now! I had fresh figs when at lunch with Sara and David on the bay yesterday so decided to squeeze my figs as I was told that is how you tell if they are ripe and two are definitely ready, along with another bowl of blueberries, not bad for a tiny paved garden
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