Thrifting finds have been somewhat elusive of late - what with the boot sale season now being finished and me not having been very well so haven't been perusing the charity shops at all - and, oddly enough, most of the items I have come across in the last week or so have been fabric finds.
There was an Autumn Fayre at a Methodist church on the outskirts of Southend last Saturday where I found a nice pile of vintage linen tea towels - several of them unused.
Plus an unused vintage souvenir tablecloth from Torquay - with gorgeously evocative illustrations and colours.
At the same Autumn Fayre (and not fabric related) I found a really nice pair of Hotter sandals for my Mum, which had been hardly worn. They were only £1.00 and I was so pleased to have found them as they retail at £55.00 new.
Then at the 'Coffee and Jumble' on Monday I found a bolt of unused 1940's satin brocade upholstery fabric. I paid £2.00 for the lot and had no idea just how much there was until I got it home - 18yds plus! Wow, no wonder it was so bloomin' heavy to carry!!
Brilliant finds, especially the brocade fabric.
Posted by: fiona | 10/27/2012 at 09:04 PM
Wonderful finds, I went to a church fair and looked for tea towels, all I found were some suitable for rags. You are lucky, I love tea towels, probably all that dish drying I did when young, my sister always did the washing. The washer always finished first, so unfair.
Posted by: Barbara Simpson | 10/27/2012 at 10:01 PM
Those tea towels are fabulous! x
Posted by: Vix | 10/28/2012 at 03:33 PM
Definitely something that I will surely consider. Thank you for the advice. The thing that I love the most about fabrics is that you can do so many things with it in so many different ways. That versatility is just something you can't find in most things.
Posted by: fabric banners darwin | 11/02/2012 at 10:56 AM