Next dates......

This weekend sees the 5th Birthday of The Vintage Bazaar in The Cheese and Grain in Frome, BA11 1BE. The event runs from 9 am to 3 pm. Admission £2. Full details on the blog - or the FB page

Following hot on the heels is the next West Country Vintage Textile Market in Lydeard St Lawrence Village hall on Saturday the 7th and Sunday the 8th November. Full details on The Washerwoman. blogspot.

Autumn Dates

  A bit of a masculine theme to my buying recently... from mint condition vintage denim...

 ..to extremely rough and ready French workwear....

As always, expect to find an eclectic mix of stock on my stand. If you scroll down the sidebar, you can see where I am trading next.

The Antique and Vintage Textiles and Costume Auction in Bristol..coming soon!

 Many apologies for the lack of postings recently, I have been working hard on the catalogue for the next Textiles and Costume Auction.....

 The Bristol Saleroom in Baynton Road, Ashton, BS3 2EB is the location for the sale on Thursday 17th September.

 As well as costume from the 1880s to the 1960s, there are dress-making patterns, fabrics, trimmings....

 Lace...wedding dresses...scarves...shoes....handbags...mannequins....

The catalogue can be viewed online here - http://www.dreweatts.com/cms/pages/auction/20644
Viewing for the sale takes place on Wednesday 16th September from 10.30 am to 6 pm, and on the morning of the sale.

Summer Fairs....

Well, at long last Summer seems to have arrived. We have a busy schedule of Antique Fairs and of course quick trips over the channel to France to purchase some new stock.

Our French stock is always popular, and we never seem to have it for very long. We have our facebook page here if you would like to keep up to date with our latest finds.

If you scroll down the sidebar on the right side of this page, you can see where we will be selling over the Summer. If you click on the image it will take you to the website or blog of the organiser. Hope to see you somewhere soon. 

Keep the date for this Textile Market. We will be there with piles of East German Linens, French and English Textiles and lots of lovely rummage baskets for makers and sewing enthusiasts!
Further details on Facebook and The Washerwoman.blog.

A quick update.....

Huge apologies for the lack of regular postings here on the blog. As you can see Spring is on the way and there are a dozen other jobs to be done! If you would like an update of where we are selling next, please visit The Washerwoman blog for our fair listings and the facebook page to see all our latest finds.

Textiles Galore!

January has spun by in a haze of selling at fairs and sorting out the stock. We decided to open an etsy shop last month, so are still in the process of working out what to place there......

At the moment there is a selection of small English and French textiles suitable for projects, patchwork etc...

Click here to see what we have for sale.....

Best wishes, Lizzie x

Vintage fair dates 2015

I recently purchased some beautiful Vintage Nursery fabrics. These will be for sale on our stand at the fairs in 2015.

The first date is Tuesday the 6th  and Wednesday the 7th of January at the iacf Ardingly Antiques and Collectors fair in East Sussex. Closely followed by the iacf 3 day Antique and Collectors fair at The Bath and West showground near Shepton Mallet on the 16th to 18th January.

Next is the Giant Shepton Flea Market at The Bath and West Showground near Shepton Mallet, Somerset on Sunday 25th January. You can find our stall inside on the balcony above the clock.

 Into February....and we will be selling at The Hyson Textile Fair in The Mackarness Hall in Honiton on Tuesday 3rd Feb. Details on the website here.

Hope to see you somewhere soon!

Welcome to November

Here is an over-view of the events we are doing this month. Our first fair on November 1st is The West Country Textile Market in Trull Memorial Hall, near Taunton. Further details can be found here - or on our facebook page here

We will be bringing Vintage knitwear to the Ardingly Antiques and Collectors fair on Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th. You can find us in the Textile Tent.

 This cute 1930's calendar will be for sale on our stand at The Roxy Vintage Fair in Cheddar on Saturday 8th November. Click on the link for further details.

Next up is The Chesnut Buttons Christmas Extravaganza at Junction 24 of the M5 in Somerset on Sunday 9th.

Expect to find textiles from France on the stand we share at The IACF Shepton Mallet Antiques and Collectors Fair at The Bath and West Showground which runs from Friday 14th to Sunday 16th of November.

 The Vintage Christmas stock will be for sale on our stand at Dee Dee's Vintage and Handmade Christmas Fair in Taunton on Saturday 22nd of November, and the following day at Vintage at the Village in Somerset  in Puriton Village Hall.

We are saving these fabulous 19th century pressed card decorations for The Vintage Bazaar in Devizes on Saturday 29th November. We will also have a selection of 1940's Vintage costume for sale there.

The final date in the diary for November is Miss Ivy's All Things Vintage and Festive event at the Palace Hotel, Babbacombe, Toquay on Sunday 30th November. Hope to see you somewhere soon!