What a boot full of booty!!
Unbelievably, we’ve just acquired approximately 40 bolts of vintage fabric.
It all dates from the 1950s & 60s.
Most of them are unused – some still have their original labels & packaging. It’s so rare to discover original vintage textiles like this – especially in this quantity.
A friend of ours works in the textiles. He has a friend, also in the trade, who was clearing one of his storage areas. Lurking at the back was all this fabric – bought by his father – which had lain there untouched for 50 or 60 years. A real fabric collectors dream!
Each bolt measures between 30 & 60 yards in length.
There are some fantastic patterns.
…period designs featuring flowers & fruit, geometric shapes and even space galaxies.
Some bold & bright, some monochrome.
We’ve only had the fabric for a few days and haven’t started identifying designers as yet – having said that, there are lots still with original David Whitehead labels…
…a prominent textile manufacturer from this period.
We’re pretty sure that a good number of the ones without labels intact are by them too.
Here’s a quartet of David Whitehead adverts; we often come across them in vintage magazines from the 50s & 60s.
We’ll be putting the fabric up for sale in the coming weeks. Some we’ll sell as long fabric lengths in our Picture House Antiques pitch – some we’ll sell by the metre in our webshop and Etsy & Folksy and eBay outlets.
A once in a lifetime find… many thanks to Shaun!!!
I feel sick!
They're beautful!
Oh, to have been stashed in the boot as well!
What an amazing find- I am practically salivating! Whole bolts, incredible
Wow, quite a score! My favorite pic is the back of the car stuffed full of fabric =)
Drool… I will be looking out for these when you start selling them!
We'll probably post a notice on Twitter & Facebook when they've been listed
Wow! I have dreams like this! What an amazing find, lucky you.
oh my goodness!! I think I would faint if I found all this fabric 🙂
Will you have most of this for sale at some point?
Yes, pretty soon. We just need to sort out our tax return, then we'll be moving on to listing the fabric!
OMG you are so, so lucky, what i would do for a find like that, of course most of it wouldn't get sold if it was me! will certainly look out for it when it hits the market- i want to make some dresses, and this could be perfect… x
What a fantastic find. Some of those fabrics are fantastic designs and so 'trendy' at the moment. It proves there are still 'vintage' bargains out there if you know where to look.