Wonderful vintage finds

magikquilter January 23rd, 2008

Over the past weeks I have had a fabulous run of luck with my thrift shopping, finding a Penguin Classics written by William Morris which promises to be an eyeopener, as I had no idea he aspired to one of my favourite genres of writing, science fiction.

I also found The Designs of William Morris which is a delightful little book showcasing various textiles, wallpaper designs, artworks etc. Then I was excited to find Fabulous Fabrics of the 50s which is a lot of fun with wonderful photos of vintage fabric. I would highly recommend this book and it is quite reasonably priced.

The coasters are various Henry De Toulouse-Lautrec lithographs and absolutely divine. All these goodies are resting on three, yes three metres, of a glorious patterned wool crepe from which I shall probably make a skirt and perhaps a few wraps which will be backed with emerald silk dupion.

Ooh almost forgot the cute little Liberty coin purse, isn’t it too special? :)

2 Responses to “Wonderful vintage finds”

  1. WardehNo Gravataron 26 Jan 2008 at 3:52 am

    Great finds, Kathleen!

    thanks wardeh!

  2. Ms CleaverNo Gravataron 27 Jan 2008 at 11:30 pm

    Thanks for popping by my blog! Isn’t thrifting great?!

    It is great..that is almost my catchphrase!

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