On Saturday we did the Vintage and Contemporary Market at Woodbridge in Suffolk. We missed the first one as we were selling elsewhere but friends had given us glowing reports….so we just had to do this one! It was quite a challenge to get everything into our tiny stall but somehow we managaged it. I ...
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Weldons Wooly Toys Free Vintage Knitting Pattern Book
This knitting pattern book usually sells for over £20 on the rare occasions it is for sale on Ebay. I have ‘upped’ this pattern as bonus, so I will also still post the regular free knitting pattern tomorrow. To get this pattern it can be downloaded from here… however before the download will start you will ...
Norwich Costume and Textile Associations Wolterton Hall Fair 2009
Today we spent a pleasant afternoon at the Norwich Costume and Textile Associations annual fair at Wolterton Hall in Norfolk… Although the setting for the fair is just perfect with the stands set up in the house itself, personally I’m not over keen on this event. Its probably the ‘vintage’ snob in us but there just seemed ...
Free Vintage Knitting Pattern 1940′s Tyrolean Print Ladies Sweater
Just loved the picture for this jumper from a 1941 Stitchcraft magazine. The free download for this pattern is below….please help us by telling your friends…click here for more details The pattern is available to download here To get more Free Vintage Knitting Patterns please sign up to ...
Quacks and Cures 1902
Tracey has this weird thing for applying for almost any offer available, only last night I caught her applying for this from a 1902 magazine. The funny thing is I never knew she had a problem, even so I’m looking forward to when she is reclaimed! I also noticed from the same ...
Shop Window Displays and Vintage Mannequins
Whilst browsing a secondhand bookshop in Norwich recently, I came across this beautiful book on The Art of Draping from 1936. The shop window displays of the time are quite stunning, as are the mannequins.. The pictures in the book are quite small so I have blown them up and enhanced as best I could. The mannequins ...
Free Vintage Knitting Pattern 1940s Ladies Tropical Fish Sweater
This pattern comes from a magazine dated 1947. It can be downloaded from here in pdf format Please help us by telling your friends click here for more details Please subscribe to our weekly email list to get more free vintage knitting patterns