Category: markets
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Malvern Flea Markets
Malvern Flea markets are organised by B2B events on the Three Counties Show ground, in the shadow of the beautiful Malvern hills .. There are about 10 a year, three on bank holiday markets, these can be huge and quite exhausting with so much to see and such a big area to cover. The flea markets…
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Weekly Blog – Number 4 – Fabric in Peckham
There are some great markets and shops in Peckham, South London. My son has just moved there so we went exploring last weekend. Khans market sheltered us from a rain storm, then we stayed much longer than needed. They sell everything you could possible think of in an amazing old art deco building. Loads of fruit…
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Weekly Blog – Number 2 – The Tale of Two Scarves
I am always hesitant about buying fine wool scarves from flea markets or car-boot sales, as the chances are that the moths will have got to them. However at Ledburys first boot sale of the year I gave in to temptation. The first one from the 1980’s by my favourite designers of the time Collier…
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Weekly Blog – number 1 – Five year Anniversary
I can’t believe that it is five years since Vintage Fabric became an proper business. Where has the time gone? To mark the occasion I have decided to start a short weekly blog. The weather has been glorious this week, sunny and warm, perfect for the Easter Monday Flea market at Malvern. It was massive.. Rog my husband…
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Vintage Heals Fabric from Winchester
We called in at Winchester on the way home from a short holiday by the sea recently. What an interesting place with some beautiful buildings and a long history, ….. As always we searched the local shops for vintage fabric and came across ‘Winchester antiques centre’ in one of the back streets. We found treasure…
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What People make with the Fabric I sell – Bay Vintage Home
Diane of Bay Vintage Home has a passion for taking the crafts and treasures of earlier times and creating unique home wares that are relevant to today to be valued and cherished by another generation. In doing so she is continuing the traditional crafts of her grandmother and mother. She makes wonderful cushions using vintage fabric which…
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What people make with the fabric I sell – Gilly Retrouve Antiques
Gilly has a stall at the antiques barn in Long Marston as well as her Retrouve website where she sells vintage finds and things made from her vintage finds. She has used fabrics from my ebay shop and website to make cushions, dress 1940s and 50s dolls and to line purses and kindle cases. She…
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1940’s Land Girl’s Rayon Dress Fabric
Wouldn’t this fabric be great as a ‘land girls’ style 40’s summer dress or blouse. The rayon fabric hangs really well and has a design of blue, pink, grey and green flowers on a black trellis background I found a couple of lengths of this fabric from the flea market at Malvern. They were so…
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Vintage Fabric from Cirencester Market.
I spend my life playing with fabric. Many hours on treasure hunts looking for vintage curtains and cottons, with evenings of cutting, snipping, sorting and cleaning, finally photographing to put on the website or ebay shop. The best fun. I buy with the intention of selling on, but there are certain pieces of material which…
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