Whenever Im out and about I always keep an eye out for vintage curtains, not that I always need curtains but they are a useful way of getting large quantities of nice fabric cheaply...plus I always have a spare curtain at the ready should the need arise!
Before Christmas me, Rich and couple of mates when to the Frome Independant, always a good day out with lots of lovely creative people selling amazing stuff! While we where there I nipped into one of my favorite vintage shops Lark Vintage...
Before Christmas me, Rich and couple of mates when to the Frome Independant, always a good day out with lots of lovely creative people selling amazing stuff! While we where there I nipped into one of my favorite vintage shops Lark Vintage...
Image shamlessly borrowed from Lark Vintages FB page, just to show you have beautiful it is!
Anyway, I always pop in if we're in Frome, they have gorgeous stuff in there and at really good prices, after a bit of a rummage I found and old 50s/60s heavy brocade curtain for the outrageously good price of £15. Its had a bit of hard life and was fraying quite badly down one side and along the bottom, so over christmas I turned a new hem and very careful hand stitched it all. It now hangs on our bedroom and I just love it!
Anyway, I always pop in if we're in Frome, they have gorgeous stuff in there and at really good prices, after a bit of a rummage I found and old 50s/60s heavy brocade curtain for the outrageously good price of £15. Its had a bit of hard life and was fraying quite badly down one side and along the bottom, so over christmas I turned a new hem and very careful hand stitched it all. It now hangs on our bedroom and I just love it!
Curtains are SOOO hard to photograph once hung with the light behind them! Anyway this give you and idea of the pattern and colours, it so geometric, I'm really please we picked it up.
I picked up yet another 70s curtain in a charity shop a few days ago, I do really like the 70s stuff as they used a lot more plants in the designs, some of the patterns around are terribly twee but I try to just buy the bold clean prints.
I picked up yet another 70s curtain in a charity shop a few days ago, I do really like the 70s stuff as they used a lot more plants in the designs, some of the patterns around are terribly twee but I try to just buy the bold clean prints.
I just really liked the dandelion clocks design on this one and it only cost me £5, not bad as it pretty big and in perfect condition. I don't currently have a window I can use this on, so it will go in with my rather large fabric stash and will Im sure get used on a project eventually.
So there we are...Im a curtain hoarder!
So there we are...Im a curtain hoarder!
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