Showing posts with label beads. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beads. Show all posts

Wednesday, 11 December 2013

Rag Rescue 'Pick of the day' - Large piece of antique beaded net with the Glasgow rose design. Discount day.


A most amazing piece of beaded net in the Glasgow style containing a design of five 'Glasgow roses' using  white and silver glass bugle beads of differing lengths. there is a central slightly larger rose 9.5cms x 10cms and 4 slightly smaller roses 9cms x 9cms.
the roses are surrounded by trailing stems and leaves which create a flowing design all in beads.
The net is a pale pink and it has two large scallops on the bottom edge moving from 68cms plus 4 cms of beaded drops to 40cms + 4cms beaded drops at the top of the scallop shape.
The whole piece is 1.25m wide.


There is some damage to the top of the net away from the decoration at both end which could be trimmed off. However the main decorated piece is in excellent condition.

There are so many uses for this beaded piece one of which would be to use the design for other items.

The 'Glasgow rose' was a signature in many of Charles Rennie Mackintosh interior designs around 1900. It is thought that it was first used by Jessie Newbery in her textile design, although this hasn't been proved and was soon everywhere in Glasgow.

This beaded piece is very rare.

£55.00
 £5.00 discount today only - down to £50.00

Tuesday, 2 November 2010

Vintage beaded trims for the festive season at Rag Rescue

After spending long hours yesterday catching up with my book keeping I forgot to write the post on my blog. Sorry about that.

All shown above will be listed this morning at 7am on the RAG RESCUE website

Monday, 23 February 2009

More lovely items tomorrow


Click on THIS LINK tomorrow amorning and it will take you straight to the new listings page on the website. There you will be able to see larger photographs of each item. As you can see there is a lovely mix of vintage buckles, beads, buttons embroidery silks, vintage French fabrics and ribbon. A hat trim, lovely bunch of vintage flowers and an unusual Lux beadcraft envelope containing instructions on bead work motifs and it comes complete with the beads.

I hope tomorrow is a better day than today. First the dentist, then the hand brake on the van seized and now the washing machine has broken with the clothes still in it. Oh well hopefully that's the three.

SPECIAL ITEM

Lovely old English ribbon with a design of roses.

Monday, 19 January 2009

LAST LISTING IN JANUARY


Just a quick preview of tomorrow's 'New Listings' of haberdashery items. There are far more than the image shows. there a re quite a number of new sets of beads if you are short for your competition entry.

I will be setting off on the 1st February for the two International Antique Fairs and Home Exhibitions at Swinderby and Newark so I really must start my buying trips and preparations for these fairs.

I hope to return with lots of new fabrics and bits to recycle so will be listing on my return.

Thank you for looking

Friday, 16 January 2009

Embellish with beads competition


We are all thinking of what we can make for St. Valentines Day.
Here is a competition to spur you all on.

Create anything that is embellished with beads that would be suitable for a St. Valentines Day gift. It can be large or small and you must use as many recycled fabrics, trims and embellishments as possible. Of course there must be plenty of beads.

Send a photograph of your work to me at

sandie-k (at) tiscali.co.uk

before the 10th February.

The winner will be announced here on Valentines Day.
1st prize will be a goodie bag of antique and vintage embellishments including £12 worth of Victorian beads.
Photographs of all entries will be placed on this blog at a later date, with your permission of course.

Good Luck