Night shirt

Antique linen monogrammed nightshirt.

Gathered around the back. Heavy linen feels very comfortable , breathable material.  

Brocante finds typical of this area

Needlepoint. .Beautifully fine and the materials are of great quality. The colours of the silks are strong and the gilt frames are of good proportions. There are dates written on the back 1967.

A cotton mix sheet,double.

A sweet clay hand thrown pot. Very rustic with visible grit in the clay. It sits in the hand  perfectly and you feel a connection with the potter.

I liked the lip on this glazed bowl. It has a small chip, but even so, so lovely  in the kitchen. I have been making mayonnaise since buying it as it's just so satisfying use these old craft made bowls.

Linen and Hemp

This piece is much coarser and off white. It is made from hemp, handspun.

Vintage Wallpaper

I bought vintage wallpapers today. They are block printed, French and were once gracing walls of hotels. Many are 1930s some are C19th. This is just a taste. If you are interested I am thinking of selling some. There is enough to wallpaper a very small room in some cases,like a loo or just a wall, like a bedroom wall behind the bed head. Other designs are only available in smaller pieces suitable for crafts, collage, framed or hung as single strips. The colours are surprisingly strong as you can see in the images. Many of the rolls are slightly squashed, not folded  with creases but with warpage that will fall out if stuck to a support. As the wallpaper is hand printed there is a little blurring where the paint was sometimes wet before the next layer was printed over. They are very attractive pieces on thinner paper than is used now for wallpaper but still thicker than everyday paper and the paper is not white. It's as in the top image and background colour in the one below.