With the UK currently feeling somewhat autumnal, I thought I would add some of our collection of 1940s sweaters and cardigans to our Etsy shop. All are the genuine thing not reproduction, I will be adding more to our Etsy shop throughout the day.
Category Archives: Stuff We’ve Found
1930s Blouse Haul (Part one)
Was lucky enought to pick up seventeen 1930s blouses, this weekend… Quite a haul, just can’t help wondering what happend to all the dresses, knitwear, bags, hats and shoes… Still shouldn’t grumble as its still nice to get these… I have just listed these in our etsy shop 1930s fashion blouses will post and ...
Vintage 1950s Rose Print Summer Dress Size 14 Stunner!
In our weekly competition to find the best Vintage stuff Tracey is thrashing me… Today she came home with this beauty.. Luckily it doesn’t fit her so its available for sale in our Etsy shop here
Lorina Bulwer Sampler
Lorina Bulwer embroided this sampler in Great Yarmouth workhouse female lunatic ward in around 1900. The 12ft by 1ft long sampler is just one long confused rant with no punctuation, much like this blog! The sampler is addressed to the Maharajah of Kelvedon Brandon Thetford and begins: “The Chatter is I Miss Lorina Bulwer Cambs Woman Drove 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 ...
Did You Miss Us??
Thought I would have a few day off from blogging as I was working on too many different projects….before I knew it August had gone and September was here! Promising myself I will blog more.. Eye candy:
Split Seam Suprise!
One of favourite embroided cushions split a seam, giving us an ideal oppurtunity to see what was ‘stuffing’ it! Out of the cushion came this, fairly plain 1940’s cushion… We just had to see what was stuffing it! Two More cushions…beautiful prints, we adore the art deco bathroom one…so nice ...