Fabric Nation will be joining her Seaside Sisters at the Bethnal Green Working Men's Club Valentines Love-a-Fayre this Sunday. Treats galore for visitors to one of our fave venues. I visited last year and had lots of fun, so we are really pleased to be asked to join in this time. I am excited about the cute valentines fabric I had shipped in specially from the states to make some textile treats to celebrate lurve. Hopefully get some pics up before the day is out.And, next week I hope normal service will be resumed on this blog! So many stories to tell and not enough time right now! In the meantime, fabric lovers, take a moment to celebrate the textiles of Lucienne Day, who sadly died earlier this week. I love her fabric designs and I am lucky enough to have a few beautiful panels. In my teens, I used to search jumble sales for fifties textiles. I just loved the colours and shapes and had no idea about design, the Festival of Britain, or the names of designers. I was drawn to them because they were someone else's beautiful rubbish and a chance for me to make something from nothing. So cast-off Calyx curtains we remade into frocks and skirts and worn until they fell apart. These days I'm more likely to turn my fabric finds into cushions and purses, but if I'm ever lucky enough to own a pair of these, I might be tempted to dig out one of my curtain frocks and have a Lucienne Day dressing up day.
Speak soon and take care until then. xx
3 comments:
When I was born my Mum bought Lucienne Day fabric at the Ideal Home Exhibition & used it for curtains.
When I was a punk in the 70s I wore it as trousers and it all eventually became dusters. I wish I'd kept a piece of it!
oh, how fabulous those trousers must have been! btw I have a picture I must post up for you. Do you remember the prize you donated for my fund raising last summer? The little girl who won your glass fish made a lovely drawing if it and sent it to me as a thank you. It's really sweet. I will scan it when I get a chance so you can see it.
Much fun was had by all... http://seasidesisters.co.uk/2010/02/08/love-a-fayre/
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