Tagged: vintage eiderdown

Mar 14

Green shoots

According to those in the know, we’re hurtling at full tilt towards Bath’s big spring event: the It’s Darling! Spring Fair on Saturday 26th March.

Excitingly, this will be It’s Darling!‘s first spring fair, and it takes place in the midst of the Bath in Fashion festival, though happily no ticket is required to get into ID! If you’ve been to the other It’s Darling! Vintage & Handmade Artisan Fairs (note the re-brand), the venue will be roomier this time: the Friends’ Meeting House, just across from the Abbey, past the benches and buskers -  if you can make it past the SF Fudge Factory.

Yes, I’ll be there all day, toting vintage fabrics, old cotton reels, ric-rac, and Mother’s Day treats galore!

Vintage Fabric

Get your spring greens

I’ll have some particular gems for fashionistas too: vintage silk scarves, brooches, buckles, buttons, as well as the odd eiderdown and… well, you’ll have to come along and see for yourself. If you’re planning a full girl’s day out, don’t forget the Marilyn: Hollywood Icon exhibition, just opened at the American Museum. And you could take a peek at the Behind the Scenes expo at the Fashion Museum. Hope to see you then!

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Jul 12

Scrap of the Week #4

This floral spray comes from a 1950s eiderdown.

1950s eiderdown close-up

Floral spray from 1950s eiderdown

At least, it looks solidly 1950s to me, though I guess it could be 1940s, at a pinch. Unfortunately, there’s no label on it to give further clues.

Ruffled corner

Corner showing frilled edge

The fabric isn’t the usual eiderdown cotton; it has a canvas-type weave which has taken the print in an interesting way making it look almost as though it’s been painted on. The filling definitely isn’t synthetic, though what proportion of feather/down is in it I don’t know.

It’s a pretty piece, and one of the many things I’m hauling off to the It’s Darling! vintage & handmade fair on Saturday (have I mentioned that already…?).

Pink vintage eiderdown

Scalloped quilting

If I can get past the attention-seeking cat, that is.

Mittens & eiderdown

Mittens knows she sets off the dusty pink background perfectly.

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Jun 07

Scrap of the Week #2

Yes, it’s another eiderdown! I’m not getting anywhere close to my proper fabric stash yet.

Now, this looks 1920s or 1930s to me, but I’m not an expert on these items so if you have a better idea do let me know as I love to learn. The frill around the edge appears to be synthetic taffeta and is not the colour I would have chosen if I’d been on duty in the eiderdown factory that day, but nevermind. None of us is perfect.

Vintage geometric paisley

Vintage eiderdown with angular paisley pattern

This eiderdown also has an interesting quilting pattern and a central eyelet vent which I’ve read somewhere is a sign of quality.

Vintage paisley eiderdown

The whole eiderdown with its unusual quilting pattern

And, yes, I took this picture a couple of weeks ago; those white tulips are now long gone, though the white clematis is still flowering (just) on the apple tree.

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May 31

Scrap of the Week #1

It’s a bank holiday here in the UK, which requires more doing of nothing, or possibly a little light pottering in the garden, weather permitting (and it just about is).

So, I thought I’d kick off a new feature which won’t require much heavy lifting: Scrap of the Week. Here I’ll feature either a genuine fabric scrap, waiting to be made into something new, or an old piece of cloth still incorporated into an old item. Does that make sense?

The first item is a close-weave cotton and is still part of something old. It’s one of the eiderdowns I had endlessly airing on the line the other week. They certainly knew a thing or two about florals when this baby was made: I’m guessing 1950s, though this isn’t my speciality at all. I love the faintly visible mesh of what looks to me like faux-lace in the background. Anyway, enjoy!

Vintage floral eiderdown close-up

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