Spring time in Australia with 1920s and 30s vintage fabrics

It is a magnificent Spring day here - and it's a public holiday down on the Surf Coast, so there's lots of people lazing about in their yards and walking dogs. I can hear buzzing flies, lawn mowers and men tinkering with their tools - ahhhh, the sounds of Spring and Summer sunshine in Australia.

Australia Post isn't open in these parts, so I have been taking lots and lots of photos of fabrics going next up onto the website. I can't tell you how many there are - I haven't counted them! - but I took shots of 30 pieces and I haven't even dented the box they have been stored in. Most of them are vintage cottons, with some extra special pieces from the 20s and 30s - some are just remnants, whereas others are yardage. All are so lovely in their own right - there are art deco vintage fabrics I am putting up onto the website - they are simple designs, but just so of their time.

I hope you're having a lovely day or evening, whichever Hemisphere you're in!

xNess

Vintage fabric snippet packs...

Today has been one of those days - you know, the type that never goes the way you anticipate. First we had a sick boy home from school and then I found the hot water service was dripping. Shesh - none of that was meant to happen today!

This is one of the orders we wrapped today - I just wanted to show you just how much fabric our 500g Snippet Packs have...that big bowl is a massive 36cm (19") wide, believe it or not - and it's filled with fabrics from 1930s onwards. As you can see, our Snippet Packs have every type of fiber and size you could imagine - silk, velvets, large stripes, squares, small snippets...lots of this pack is from the 50s and 60s, with some couture popped in there as well!

Vintage fabric gift giving...

It's surprising how often we get asked if we can wrap an order and address it to a gift recipient. We did this one today - it's totally fun doing this type of order! Not only do you get to see what the recipient is getting - kinda like our little secret - but you get to lovingly wrap it in vintage wrap, include some special extra like vintage fabric buttons and ribbons and write a personalised card...and there is nothing about us until the recipient opens her gift...all secret like...

We'll be adding this service to our website soon - as well as another popular service we do (without officially offering it, yet)!