Tuesday 30 April 2013

~York Festival of Vintage~

On Sunday we went to the vintage event at York racecourse - a fantastic day out and well worth the £8 entrance fee.  Lots of vintage homewares, furniture and clothes to coo at and covet.  I wish today's cars were as aesthetically pleasing to me as these old Ford Anglias. I could just hop into one with a headscarf and some red lippy on...
I got my fix of eiderdowns...
Of course, as usual at these things, too much loveliness and too little pennies - but I did buy a vintage Butterick blouse sewing pattern for £7, these recycled crocheted flowers for £3...


This linen floral fabric for my standard lampshade project.  A bargain at £4.50 I thought.

Three pairs of sugar tongs...
Daughter: "Do you really need those; you already have some?"
Me: "Yes"   (For my vintage tearoom/B&B of course)


It's also interesting to look at the work of vintage-inspired crafters and designer-makers.
Daughter L loved this memory quilt and took some inspiration from it for her Textiles 'A' level
I also met Kelly Reagon, the designer-maker of 'Martha and Arthur' , vintage-inspired children's wear.  Kelly has used her talents from the fashion industry to create a range of well-made gorgeous garments for children.
Childrens clothes in gorgeous fabrics

Kelly behind her stall,   pinafores and dresses in florals and  plaids
Martha and Arthur are in the process of creating a website, but can be found on Facebook or via the contact details below

Now I am off to carry on cutting out my prototype vintage blouse!


























7 comments:

  1. I was there on Saturday, and managed to find an "eidy" aswell, I thought he prices were very reasonable, Lucey x

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  2. That looks like heaven. I love those old eiderdowns - I used to have a couple of single sized ones but heaven knows where they are now. Looking forward to seeing your super duper blouse x Jane

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  3. Sounds like you had a great time. I think I would have been tempted to spend loads. Jx

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  4. Hi Sally, sadly I missed this event again!Hopefully next year! We actually went to a play area with the grandchildren just outside York and saw all the posters advertising it, so near but yet so far!

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  5. It all looks lovely, you've got some lovely pieces there, especially the fabric! :) x

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  6. Sounds like an excellent day out! Looking forward to seeing your vintage make x

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  7. Hi Sally
    It was great wasn't it. Those Anglias weren't there on the Saturday, mainly American cars.
    YOur fabric looks a good buy, I was at a stall and a lady picked up a piece of fabric I wanted, I found myself hovering to see if she put it back but she bought it, I was so upset, how crazy is that, all over a vintage fabric! Glad you had a good time. x

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