A few things that I’ve just added to my shop. http://www.etsy.com/shop/NickyGrace
Category Archives: Vintage Fabric
A wonderful Day in Brixton
So yesterday I met my lovely friend outside Brixton tube to go to the
Crafty Fox Market in the Dog Star pub which is an amazing place in itself. Just emerging from the station I was struck by the beautiful Victorian buildings and how a lot of them are only one or two stories high so that there’s lots of sky and light and even with a lot of police around and sirens it still felt magical, to me anyway. It was lovely to be away from suburbia for a day and Brixton is so vibrant and different and exiting. The market was very good with lots of stalls selling high end crafts and a lovely tea & cake area.
cakes with flakes !!
It got very busy and we headed to Brixton Village two minutes away which I’d very recently heard about.
It’s the most amazing place. Huge and all under cover with beautiful vintage shops alongside butchers shops…………
beautiful cafes and restaurants which are all quite small but with lots of seating outside and piles of blankets for people to put on their laps if you’re chilly.
It has the most amazing atmosphere, like a huge commune or family. Very friendly and somehow tolerant and co operative. It’s hard to explain……..
Un fancy fabric shops, eye opening fish mongers, a stunning enamel kitchenware shop. There seemed to be no hierarchy in any way and the friendliness was palpable, probably because it’s just such a wonderful place to eat, shop, work……
It was a mixture of Mediterranean, Amsterdam, Europe and of course Jamaica. Calm, relaxed laid back and lovely. No pretensions, no rush…
We spent some time in a lovely vintage shop called ‘2&6’ owned by Mark who’s a sort of Rolling Stone character of the vintage scene, very friendly, helpful & good company……..
We bought vintage fabric and Christmas cards from him…..
My friend and I both agreed that it was like being abroad, somewhere lovely. different sights, wonderful smells, lovely people, very relaxing……..and look what I found in the Jamaican grocers…
and what with my name being Nicky Grace..well of course I had to buy it 🙂
Filed under London, UK, Vintage Fabric
A lovely quiet day cutting out vintage fabric animals and shapes
It’s so therapeutic doing this and it’s a lovely way to use some of my fabric which isn’t suitable for other things.
I iron interfacing on the back so the shapes aren’t floppy ans are easy to hold. I’ve made little groups of different ones and put them on my Etsy Shop
Children love them as I saw from the fabric workshops I did a few weeks ago. They can be put on the wall, glued into scrap books, played with in make believe games……..
they can be used for making cards or pictures with, you can decorate a mirror, a cupboard, the fridge, a window……..
the possibilities are endless and most of the fabrics are vintage so they are truly beautiful and original. A lovely little present for children to play with on these cold winter days.
Filed under Childrens Workshops, My Etsy Shop, Vintage Fabric
Having a nice quite time putting things in my new Etsy shop
This was a slightly damaged vintage table cloth, embroidered about seventy years ago. It’s probably spent most of it’s life neatly folded in a drawer only being brought out and used for special occasions like visitors coming round for tea and home made cake. It’s been so beautifully done. Not all vintage embroidery was so well done. Some ladies lacked the patience or skill and some didn’t have much sense of colour but when I find one like this it’s a real joy and I try and imagine what she was like.
I don’t know where they found time to embroider as they had none of the labour saving devices we have now.
I’ve attached this piece to a wooden embroidery hoop which I’ve painted pale green and I’ve also added other little vintage flowers to make it even lovelier.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/114921521/beautiful-bright-vintage-embroidery-hoop
Filed under My Etsy Shop, Vintage Fabric
My very first sale in my new Etsy shop ! So exiting
vintage fabric pin cushion
What a lovely surprise to wake up to. My little vintage fabric pin cushion with pink bobbles is going to America. I wish I could take it there myself.
Filed under My Etsy Shop
A few nice pics
Honeysuckle
I’m missing my flowers in the garden as it gets colder so I thought I’d post a few on here. Just the orange ones as they’re my very fave.
three strands of mini vintage bunting
I’ve been making bunting for my Open House Sale in 10 days. I mainly make it in 2 meter strands which is £12. Not bad eh.
Nasturtiums
The joy of orange nasturtiums from seed
and bright pink sweet peas from seed
Autumn mini bunting
The blue and white florals were made by hand in France in the thirties. The pinky purple rose fabric was also made by hand in the thirties but in America. It’s all so precious.
The blue and white polka dot is from a damaged fifties dress.
Filed under Bunting, Miscellaneous, Vintage Fabric
Autumn mini vintage bunting
Hot colours
I’ve just made this. It’s 2 meters long. It’s a bit Halloween ish I think.
Filed under Bunting
Hoopy hoop
Lovely hoopness
I’m just practising putting pics onto my blog at the moment. I’m SO out of my comfort zone I might as well be on the moon. But with the help of my friend Lindsay @RedDeskVA who’s helping me with this I’m just about managing to keep up. I’m sure she wrings her hands when I’m not looking though as she drags me kicking & screaming into the 21st century. “Rubbish at social media but made nice hoops” is my epitaph today.
Alone in the kitchen playing at blogging with Paul Gambaccini on the radio and a cake in the oven for my son’s birthday. Saturday nights don’t come much better 🙂
Filed under My Etsy Shop, Vintage Fabric
Hoopy Picture
vintage embroidery brought back to life
Here’s another hoopy picture made from an old and damaged embroidered tablecloth which I’ve sewn a colourful variety of vintage fabric flowers on to.
Filed under Handmade, Vintage Embrodiery
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