Retro Age Vintage Fabrics

Friday, 27 January 2012

Fumbling through the Instagram haze...

I am now on Instagram. Yep, sure am. Have no bloody idea how to use the thing, yet...have taken a couple of random shots and stuck them up somewhere on the web. Have no real idea where - or how - or what - I have done. I am sure I will work it out. From memory I am 'vintagefabrics' - or maybe not! But I plan to take random shots during the day of what we get up to etc...mainly to do with Retro Age, but other things may pop in, too...like when we decide to buy some fish and chips...as below...

You may think I have changed this photo in some way. You know - put a 70s look on it. But, no - that's what my local 'hood looks like.My 'hood is stuck in another time...hence why I like it so much.

I am sure I'll work out how to do noice things with Instagram. For now, it's weekend time...and that means we all have to relax and lay like broccoli, do some things we want to do and generally chase life a little bit more...

Have a great weekend!

xNess

Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Vintage Fabric Love : Fabric names and terms 1947

These terms have been taken from my American Fabrics 1947 issue two magazine...this is just the start! Some very interesting pieces here...so much to learn about vintage fabric!

Above: Okay - can someone please tell me when denim was used in furniture...I had no idea!

Above: I am currently researching cretonne - more information and photos on this coming soon...cretonne for beach wear??

Above: Crepe was huge in the 1940s - it's nice to know crepe is the correct term!

Above: Popped in for information...

Above: I can't believe they put this in the listing, but it's interesting to note. I love the 'it's use is implied by the term' - quite hilair....

Above: Popped in for information...

Above: Could the real barkcloth please stand up - and here it is...bark crepe!

Above: Popped in for information...

Above: What on earth is extract wool...cow hair (gosh - how long is it?), mungo and noil? Much research needed here...

Above: Popped in for information...

Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Business Highlights - January

I feel the need to record some of my highlights this year - I have no idea why. I have tended to hide behind my business a little over the years and I have also tended to under-rate myself and what we have achieved as business owners as our competitors stalk us and love to copy anything and everything we do. But, really - I shouldn't care so much, should I? It's like internet trolls - you know they are there and when they raise their ugly heads, you just have to go about your own business and ignore them.

But in 2012 I want to talk more about my business and what we can and have achieved. As you know, we service customers world-wide - and that means chatting to some amazing people in film, interior, photographic and other creative industries. We love it when textile and clothing designers purchase our fabric - and some well known Australian labels and their famous designers have continued to shop from us in January this year. Our fabrics feature in mag layouts and fashion shoots, too.

We've also had some fabric going off to several television and film locations of late...there seems to be a run on 1960s and 70s films and programs. And we have seen some amazing cushions and dresses made out of our fabrics recently - seeing these shots really do make our day!

Our January just may be our best yet, lovely customers - and that says a lot in these current economic times. Thank you so much - from the bottom of our vintage fabric hearts - for continuing to shop with us...

xNess