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I’m preparing colour ranges - so lovely to work with antique silks! #antiquesamples #colourswatches #colouredthreads #colouredsilk #silksamples #colourcard #vintagecolours #colourinspiration #designinspiration #silkcolours #colourrange #antiq
Antique wallpaper design with beautiful figs & fig leaves. RG @bibforney #antiquewallpaper #vintagewallpaper #wallpaperdesign #patterninspiration #colourinspiration #designinspiration #figpattern #fig #leafpattern #interiorinspiration
For all music lovers! I’m framing a new selection of vintage Penguin music scores which were published in the 1950’s. Several of the covers of these books were designed by Elizabeth Freidlander who was a calligrapher, designer and typogr
Detail of an antique broderie-anglaise sleeve from my archive. It’s made of the finest cotton and is so very delicate. #textilearchive #broderieanglaise #antiquetextiles #pattern #designinspiration #whitecotton #antiqueembroidery #whitework #w
Wonderful colours! A “wing dress” made of felt and buffalo hide bands embellished with glass beads. This dress is from the collection of #nezpearce National Historic Park. RG @the_art_of_dress #indigenousfashion #theartofdress #colourin
SOLD 🔴 Framed antique French printed textile design, 1920’s. #antiquetextiles #antiquesamples #printdesign #originalpattern #originalprint #antiqueprint #frenchtextiles #samplepage #design #pattern #floralpattern #colourinspiration #colourw
AVAILABLE - Antique French silk ribbon colour-card, 1923. Framed with UV protection glass or UV plexiglass if shipped. SIZE - 30 X 40cm £200 plus postage #vintagesamples #colourswatches #colouredribbons #colouredsilk #silksamples #colourcard
Design by Sonia Delaunay from the book ‘Compositions, Couleurs, Idées’, 1930 RG @8hollandstreet #soniadelaunay #printdesign #pattern #graphicpattern #designinspiration #graphicpattern #colourinspiration #femaleartist #ukranianar
SOLD 🔴 Antique page of French hand-painted ribbon designs with handwritten references. #antiqueribbon #stripes #frenchribbon #stripedpattern #pattern #colouredstripes #artwork #colourway #designinspiration #ribboninspiration #antiquetextiles #anti
AVAILABLE - Framed vintage Penguin books with music scores, published in 1950’s. A. Beethoven and Bach B. Wagner and Bach SOLD 🔴 C. Schubert and Mendelssohn £200 each plus postage Size 30 X 40cm Framed with UV Clear Gallery Plexigl
Japanese indigo textile design, 1830’s. RG @nicolefabredesigns #indigo #katazome #japanesetextile #textiledesign #indigotextile #printdesign #stencilprint #antiquetextiles #indigopattern #indigodesign #antiquetextile #floralpattern
The exhibition of Paolo Roversi’s exquisite photographs has opened in Paris. RG @palaisgallieramuseedelamode #paoloroversi #paoloroversiphotography #fashionphotography #artofphotography #fashionmuseum #palaisgalliera #textileinspiration #desi
An antique Irish needlework instruction book which contains samples of sewing, darning, embroidery, knitting and miniature clothing. The cover is inscribed ‘Sarah Darby, 1837”. RG @librarian.space via @eylandgentle #antiquebook #sewin
Wonderful colour and graphics by Sonia Delaunay shown at @bardgradcenter via @cristina_buckley Sonia Delaunay (1885 -1979) was born into a Ukrainian Jewish family. She created groundbreaking textiles, clothes and paintings with bold patterns in vi
Love the embroidery on this Ballet Russes inspired dress by Jeanne Lanvin, 1920’s And what a superb label! RG @villarosemaine #lanvin #jeannelanvin #historyofdress #balletrusses #antiqueembroidery #embroidery #designinspiration #patterninspi
Antique French silk ribbon colour-card, 1923 Available framed with UV protection glass SIZE - 30 X 40cm DM for details #vintagesamples #colourswatches #colouredribbons #colouredsilk #silksamples #colourcard #vintagecolours #colourinspiration #desig
SOLD French silk woven samples from my textile archive which date from 1884 - 1904. They are all labelled by hand with colour references and the exact date of production. Such gorgeous rich colours which haven’t faded despite their age. #antiq
17th century Staircase in the Musée Carnavalet, Paris @travelandculturesalon #pattern #design #staircase #museecarnavalet #blackandwhite #interior #designinspiration #patterninspiration #blackandwhitepattern
Sold - a framed collection of original French antique hand-painted textile designs from 1871. Each design has a handwritten label with the date. #antiquetextiledesign #designinspiration #handpaintedtextiledesign #frenchtextile #originaltextiledesign