New trims, ribbons, braids & lamés

Yesterday I stocked up on vintage metal trims & lamés as well as a few hanks of beautiful ribbon. Best of all, I found a huge hank of what I think must be unused oyster pink corset laces as they are incredibly long, probably dating to the 1930s-50s made from a wide, silky ribbon-like fabric. If they aren't corset laces, I have no idea what else they could be used for!


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Haberdashery sorted and updated online

This week I am updating my website and have just sorted out the haberdashery page. Instead of listing individual items as I had before, I have decided in this category to show the kind of things I have available so that anyone who needs something similar can contact me for details of what is available that may suit their specific needs.

My current inventory includes a good variety of vintage & antique French reels of metal embroidery thread, metal passementerie and slim silky Russian braid as well as silk 7 hemp thread, buttons, ribbons and much more.

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Happy Father's Day!

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18th century pencilled silk

This is a beautiful fragment of 18th century pencilled or hand painted silk. It most likely originated from China for the western market, and was probably part of a high status gown.

I have a few pieces of this lovely silk, this piece is listed in my website but there are more available, please contact me via the website for more details if you are interested.

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Have a wonderful weekend whatever you are doing!

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Lovely Linen Thread

A fantastic find, an complete box of heavy khaki French linen thread, most likely dating to about 1930. I will be selling the spools on my website, good strong thread with 50 grams per spool.

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The emergance of Neoclassical toiles in the early 19th century

I recently bought a batch of small French toile fragments, some in good condition, others quite worn, but most are documented pieces that I have been able to identify using some of my books. They are mostly early 19th century pieces that either describe the progression in style from Rococo to Neoclassical, or full blown neoclassical design in all its glory. They also exploit the technology of roller printing to its limit, using background texture and pattern to link motifs that used to 'float' like islands on the background fabric because of the constraints of block printing techniques and to a lesser degree plate printing.