Tag: linen
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Chair Upholstery – What People make with Vintage Fabric.
Vintage 1950s Sanderson linen union fabric ‘lytton’ has been used to cover two vintage chairs. Sara took weeks re-building and covering these chairs at her upholstery class. What a brilliant job she has done. Linen union fabric is a blend of linen and cotton, making it very strong and durable, so ideal for upholstery work.…
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Bernard Wardle Fabric Design
The company Bernard Wardle started in the 1930’s and by the late 40’s were producing a wonderful variety of designs in cotton chintz and hand & roller printed linen for interiors from their base in Stockport, Cheshire. Above picture shows the bee logo on the selvedge of a piece of 1930’s /40’s linen. ‘french garden’ an early…
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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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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 – Lana Sevin’s Teddy Bears
Lana Sevin Graduated as Garment Designer and Dressmaker – sewing and craft being almost life time experience.She is passionate about reproduction of vintage teddy bears making and refurbishing them using velvet and mohair and embellishing them with vintage fabric. The jointed velvet teddy-rabbit below is called Albino and has ears and clothes made out of…
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What People Make with my Fabric – Caz’s Ottoman
It is such a buzz knowing what people do with the vintage fabric pieces I sell to them. Recently a friend from Ross-on-Wye bought a piece of William Morris linen fabric from my ebay store vintage fabric and curtains. She had no idea it was me, just that is was from someone fairly local. I…
Ali Vintage Fabric 