Friday, 22 October 2010

ooooohhhhhhhhh errrrrrr - a new Retro Age brand!


Ta da! Here is a little preview of what we have been working on behind the scenes - actually, this is a small portion of it, but you'll see our cool font at least! This is our main header and avatar - you likeeee? We likeee! I love the colourway and the uber cool font.

The website will be updated slowly - and we'll be adding in some nice little features, I hope. And an all important tag line to go with this new brand. With more than 1000 individual fabrics on the website, I think it is now safe to say we have the largest online vintage fabric store in the world...so perhaps that's a little hint with our tag :)

Back to work for me - lots of orders to get out once again today - thank you to our lovely customers! I hope everyone has a lovely weekend, too...Happy Friday, all!

xNess

PS. New stock going up onto the website later today - I'll post here when I've got some on the go :)

Thursday, 21 October 2010

Notice something a little different about our vintage fabric pics?

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We have a lot we'll be changing or adding to the website in the coming weeks...ahem...perhaps a new look? We'll see :) We'll annouce each change as they go live...

One of the more obvious ones, if you've been looking at the new arrivals in the past day or two, is the addition of a photo with one of our steel rulers and the listed fabric. It gives an inch and centimeter indication of pattern size. We're not fans of using pens, lighters or matches to show pattern size - sorry, but all they remind me of is fabric + flame = fire (or smoking) - so the steel ruler is the way to go at the moment. We'll include this shot with each fabric as they go live on the site...

Pennsylvania Dutch vintage fabric remnant - look at the detail!

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This is only a remnant, but I just had to show you the detail in this Pennsylvania Dutch cotton. The design really is a work of art - look at how each element integrates with each other in such a small space.

It is all systems go for us today - we have so many parcels to pack that we're cringing at that thought of not making postage time today...but we refuse to miss it, we say! So, it's a little break for me to update this blog and then it's back to cutting and wrapping. Our October Vintage Fabric Lovers Club subscriptions go out today, too - my, there are some special pieces this month, I have to say!

I'll also continue to upload new arrivals onto the website - I got a lot done yesterday and last night (yes - I worked back!), but there is still so much more to come! I have more 40s and 50s cottons to go up and some kitsch 80s pieces, too...

xNess