VINTAGE + Textile + Homemade + Love + Talented Needleworkers = great finds + materials for new lampshades

*notes from the flea market week before last: I had stumbled upon a booth with lots and lots of vintage embroideries. They were priced to sell. I think it was 2 bucks each for all the textiles on the table. Wowowowowo. oh my goodness. okay, focus.... okay calm down and start looking through and making a pile of keepers. First I was the only one there and then some nice other crafty ladies also spotted the big table piled high with big deals. I heard them talking about the wonderful softness of old textiles... yupp, I thought, they got it. The textile bug. They were loving the history and life these old treasures have. It's all about being at the right place at the right time. But then to think of all the not so good deals but can't pass'em by treats I've splurged for over the years.




look how pretty all these fibers blend together on my old wall papering ladder. They are just waiting to be used.

Photo Credit: Ryan Benyi