Rag Rescue Textile Auction on facebook closes today at 4pm

There are still lots of items to bid on and some still to buy straight out. Why not pop over to my facebook group page and take a look before it closes at 4pm BST.

Type the name - Rag Rescue TextileAuction Sales in the Facebook search, join the group and see if there is anything that you would like to bid on.

Good luck

Sandie

Pretty French antique toile fabric buttons at Rag Rescue

Lots of buttons for you to enjoy especially the fabric buttons made with French toile fabric.

This is a lovely small central button covered with 19th century Toile de Jouy surrounded by a frill of the same fabric.
Diameter about 6cms/2.25"
These buttons would have adorned French pleats at the top of curtains or drapes.
In excellent condition and an unusual antique button. 

This button is covered in c.1790 block printed chintz fabric with a design in gold and red on a beige background. They appear to have a base of thick cardboard.
Diameter measures about 4cms/1.5"
These buttons would have adorned French pleats at the top of curtains or drapes.

 These are wonderful little mother of pearl buttons.
All in good condition and being 8mm square.

 Pretty vintage mother of pearl buttons.
2.2cms long x 1cms wide.

 A beautifully carved mother of pearl button.
diameter - 2.5cms

These tiny mother of pearl buttons have a star shaped carving on them.
Diameter - 8mm

All at the Rag Rescue website now.

Buttons with vintage embroidered linens

I found these wonderful buttons covered with linen embroideries. Aren't they just wonderful.

You can find these on her blog - 

http://isacreativemusings.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/vintage-linen-buttonsmore.html

More sets of buttons on the Rag Rescue website today

RAG RESCUE WEBSITE

Using vintage haberdashery in your jewellry making projects.

I found this wonderful necklace this morning whilst browsing Pinterest. It has given me so many ideas. There are lots of similar haberdashery and lace items on my website I think I might use some of them to make a similar necklace for myself. Better be quick before I use them all. www.ragrescue.co.uk

Once Upon a Time Necklace by AllThingsPretty, via Flickr

Vintage haberdashery packs at Rag Rescue

It is always a good idea to have a stash of haberdashery items that you can delve into when sewing. This is why I've listed some vintage haberdashery packs today. I hope they come in handy for you.

Pinks

Reds

Yellow and greens

Blues

Vintage haberdashery at the Rag Rescue website

You never know when you will need some of these haberdashery items.

Don't forget there is a 20% discount on everything on the Rag Rescue website.

All buttoned up, buttons, buttons, buttons

 Buttons are great for adding to the clothes in your wardrobe to give them a new lease of life. As below, you can use them for decoration or add them to your favourite bags. The ideas are endless.

The above buttons are now on the RAG RESCUE website along with lots of others, greens, reds, yellows and a whole assortment of colours. You will find them in the "Haberdashery" category under "buttons". Why not take a look.

........................Have fun...........................

Button day at Rag Rescue website today

It may be Friday 13th today but that is a lucky day for me as my father was born on Friday 13th so I've never worried about it.

Lots of lovely buttons today being added to the site.

RAG RESCUE WEBSITE

Vintage floral fabrics and vintage mother of pearl buttons and sew-on.

All at Rag Rescue tomorrow

.

No Listing today but tomorrow -

I'm really sorry but I'm not listing today BUT tomorrow morning - Friday. I'm really running behind at the moment. However I will be listing 46 items tomorrow morning at
7am - promise. Lots of lace, fabrics, buttons, ribbons and squares.

NEW ITEMS FOR WEDNESDAY 25TH FEBRUARY

Click HERE to go straight to the page tomorrow
I've listed this preview of tomorrows new items early today as I am very busy catching up with business. I will not be able to list these items until late tomorrow afternoon as I will be out at an auction, hopefully buying all day.

Vintage buckles, buttons, Victorian and 1930's trims. sewing thread fans, numerous 'strippin fabric spiders' and French fabric will be listed.

CHOICE OF THE DAY

Beautiful French fabric with a design of bouquets of roses.

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.

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

Buttons and bits

OOdles of buttons and haberdashery items listed today.

Rag Rescue

FREEBIES - Increase your stash.

YES! I'm giving away some freebies as an introduction to a new line - STASH BAGS.

The first three people who leave a comment will get a FREE stash bag with FREE postage.

When these STASH BAGS are introduced on the RAG RESCUE website they will cost £3.50 + postage.

If after the first three comments have been left, you would like to but a Stash Bag then still leave me a comment requesting a purchase.

After you have left a comment then PLEASE contact me via my profile and contact email address, so that I can discuss postage details where necessary.

This is an example of a STASH BAG. It will contain similar items. See the images below and click for a larger version.

Fabric, 2 small pieces of lace, cotton

3 lengths of ribbon, braid, 3 fabric strips

length of sequins, gold coloured braid

Vintage buttons including mother of pearl

3 embroidery silks

2 small quilted squares from an English Victorian quilt.

Obviously colours will vary as this is just an example..
Best of Luck
Sandie