Sunday, 28 June 2015

BAGS I ?

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A collection of my bags, all made from second-hand scraps of old ticking, clothing or furnishing materials with old linen sheet linings, a...
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Monday, 22 June 2015

THOUGHTS FROM MY BATH CHAIR no 2

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    Getting my business going!   |When I came to the West Country and decided to sell second-hand curtains   from France, especially large o...
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Monday, 15 June 2015

EVEN LESS TIME!

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       Here are a few suggestions for making things, possibly presents, out of pretty old fabrics.  They are always appreciated by o...
Thursday, 11 June 2015

When mending is a work of art

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A tote bag made from scraps of early 19thC .hand-woven linen feather bed covers.    When I first star...
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Monday, 1 June 2015

Bobo (the new bohemian bourgeois look)

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 Barge toleware decoration was often called 'castles and roses' as these were a feature.    I am not quite sure where this label...
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Tuesday, 26 May 2015

EBAY! TAKE IT EASY!

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A period dressing chest (Edwardian, repainted)   Having had some experience, and much enjoyment, buying furniture for my new spare be...
Sunday, 17 May 2015

BED AND BOARD

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attractive frilled door curtain, as new sturdy French ticking    This scan shows a very old form of mattress used in France by the ...
Monday, 4 May 2015

GROUPIES & COLLECTORS

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Dressing table set     If, like me, you enjoy collecting small and pretty things,  make a bit of impact in a corner or abo...