Tag: cotton
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My Vintage Fabric Stash
Bundles of fabric from my collection.This one include several spotted fabrics, the green in silk, the navy rayon and the bottom one cotton. 1940’s fabrics inc early Liberty silk and 50’s crepe.  The one below has some lovely pieces of 1940’s rayon and cotton, French toile and old Liberty checked silk.  This pile…
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Ideas for using Vintage Fabric – Pink Shot Silk & Cotton Dupioni.
This vintage late 1930’s early 40’s pink dress making shot fabric has a darker pink slub cotton one side and satin-like silk dupioni on the right side (though each side could be used uppermost). Wonderful stuff which is fairly heavy and could be used in many different ways.. It would make a lovely long full skirted…
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What people make with the fabric I sell.. Vintage Clothing by Vincent and Valerie
Take a look at the clothes by Vincent and Valerie, who produce made to order & bespoke clothing. They have a great facebook page, showing the items they make, patterns plus photos and links from 1940’s and 1950’s. Unique wearable items are made using vintage fabric and patterns, These purple pyjamas were made from 1960’s…
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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 – Vintage-Patch on Facebook
I first discovered Vintage-Patch through my business facebook page. It was suggested that I use facebook as a way of showing more people the fabric I had available. I have found it a great way to meet like minded people who are also spreading the word about their crafts or products. Vintage-Patch was one such interesting company,…
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Ideas for using Vintage Fabric – Milly Molly Mandy Pink Striped Dress
Did you enjoy Milly Molly Mandy books when you were very young? Popular over almost 80 years, there must be a lot of us around. A series of stories written by Joyce Lankester Brisley between 1928 and 1967 about a busy little girl growing up in a rather idyllic rural English village. The best versions…
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What People Make with the Fabric I sell – Joan’s Laura Ashley Cushions.
I had a lovely email from Joan who lives in the Algarve, Portugal. She was so pleased with the cushions she had made that she took the time to write and also send a photo of the cushions “Your welcome !! I got six of the fawn ones and four of the berry ones out…
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What People Make with the Fabric I Sell – Fiona’s Patchwork Cushion
Fiona is the founder of ‘The Sewing Directory’ a website for all those who are into sewing. What a great site she has, an easy to use website with ‘how to’ guides, reviews and interviews as well as adverts for suppliers. I discovered it while looking to promote my own website and business Vintage Fabric…
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What People Make with the Fabic I Sell – Dawn Chorus Designs
Yvette from Dawn Chorus Designs started making cards a couple of years ago, she was trying to find a use for all the vintage fabric and playing cards that she has collected. Initially made them for just family and friends, the positive feedback encouraged her into producing cards to sell. Both cards are made using…
Ali Vintage Fabric 