Beginning to fill up my Etsy shop with lots of lovely fabrics.

 Well we had a good SALE of textiles and textile related items, on Thursday.

Because it is Easter at the moment, I thought I would leave the SALE up on facebook as I know some people go away for a few days

You can see the link at the image on the previous post.

i must admit I am beginning to feel more rested now, especially as I've had a few good nights sleep. I hadn't realised how rushing backwards to the hospital for almost three months, had worn me down.

I still go to see mum but now that she is in a nursing home the stress of her care and well-being is under control.

SO

I have spent today sorting out some lovely fabrics for the shop and the one's you can see on this post are now listed at

MY ETSY SHOP

Everyone is welcome to have a quick browse.

 

Pretty vintage and antique fabrics

Now in my etsy shop

Just added all of these lovely vintage textiles.

Vintage French fabric - Indienne cotton design

Now in my etsy shop - http://www.etsy.com/shop/RagRescue

There is a beautiful floral Indienne design on this vintage French cotton fabric.

The fabric has the stamps - By Charles Demery S A. Tissu Souleiado

Souleiado is not the only producer of such Indienne prints today, but it is the oldest, established in c.1806
Souleiado; the word in old Provençal means ''a ray of sun shining through the clouds after a rain.''

Due to demand, in 1977, the cottons were printed in factories, instead of by hand blocking.

The colour and design on this fabric lend itself towards use for Christmas items. Cushion covers, table mats, table runners etc would all add that little extra cheerfulness at Christmas time.

30.5cms x 31cms

I have four pieces of this fabric, if you would like to buy more than one piece then they will come as one piece uncut.

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Antique and vintage fabrics at Rag Rescue

Four more antique and vintage fabrics today at the Rag Rescue website.

1. A length of printed wool with paisley designs c.1850

 

 2. Antique French Art Nouveau designed fabric

3. Vintage French fabric from an old quilt.

 

4. Vintage French floral fabric - oops! that has now sold.

Fabric strip rolls at Rag Rescue today.

Today I have placed some vitnage and antique fabric strip rolls onto the website. Two of the four strip rolls have now sold out but here is a French vintage fabric strip roll from c.1890. It has lovely pink and blue flowers and trailing ribbons. Wonderfully shabby chic. I have a number of these of differing lengths so when this one sells I'll update.

 This piece is 1.17m/46" long x 11.5cms/4.5" wide

Another fabric strip roll at Rag Rescue.
French vintage fabric strip roll - FB4
I couldn't resist buying this strip roll as it has great French stamps on it and it is frayed along the edge like a ribbon.
 

 

The strip roll is 1.1m /43.3"long x 15cms/5.9" wide
2 available at £6.50 each.

ALL STRIP ROLLS CAN BE FOUND AT www.ragrescue.co.uk IN THE STASH BAGS SECTION.

Victorian fabric patch stashbags

I acquired an old patchwork quilt which although large was very damaged. As the designs were superb and very old we decided to unpick the quilt and save the good pieces.

The majority of the fabrics used in the quilt were Victorian but some were early 20th century. I think the quilt was made in the early 20th century using a mix of what was then old fabric and new ones.

I have washed all of the fabrics and bagged them up into stashbags containing 6 patches. These can be used for your sewing projects or retained as examples of designs from long ago.

Victorian and early 20th century quilt fabric patches stashbags

I acquired an old patchwork quilt which although large was very damaged. As the designs were superb and very old we decided to unpick the quilt and save the good pieces.

The majority of the fabrics used in the quilt were Victorian but some were early 20th century. I think the quilt was made in the early 20th century using a mix of what was then old fabric and new ones.

I have washed all of the fabrics and bagged them up into stashbags containing 6 patches. These can be used for your sewing projects or retained as examples of designs from long ago.

Antique and vintage fabrics today at Rag Rescue

Four lovely vintage and antique fabrics being listed today.

Enjoy the weekend.

Rag Rescue website

Vintage fabric patchwork triangles

Lovely old triangles

, saved from part of a damaged antique quilt.