Chappelle Rouge, a taste of France in the UK (20 photos)I love this wonderful place, a huge, sprawling barn jam-packed with French treasures; furniture, mirrors, textiles, kitchenalia, linens, textil...
I have just received a very interesting package through the post, a small selection of early 19th century French printed Bolbec & Nantes toile fragments. While they are all quite small or tatty, ...
Here are the first of the new textiles to be listed for sale on my website, some small but exquisite pieces of mostly 19th century French printed cottons. Happy New Year!Morgaine Le Fay Antique Texti...
Wishing you all health & happiness over the holiday and the coming year.www.morgaine-le-fay.co.uk (New stock coming soon)
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to meA partridge in a pear tree!
I really like the expression on this lions face, he seems quite friendly so I think it probably depicts a scene from the fable (I cant remember its name) where the mouse has helped the lion and vice ...
I had a lot of fun today - well, it was work really - sorting out small patchwork packs made from 19th century fabric scraps and 2m lengths of metal trims for a vintage fair my sister and I are doing...
"Right after the French Revolution in 1789 the passementerie industry suffered as did all industries that produced luxury articles. However, the production of the beautiful passementerie returned...
The combination of lustrous silk and the elegant design of the bargello or flame work pattern is very appealing as an upholstery textile, as the bargello work catches the light beautifully. These pan...
Here are a few suitably scary, sepia enhanced images from 18th, 19th & early 20th century French printed toiles... Have a horrific Halloween folks!
One of my favourite French dealers turned up yet again with some really pretty pieces of French printed cottons and embroidery, all looking to be salvaged from large, damaged pieces as is often the w...
I particularly like this batch of 67 unused late 19th century miniature metal purse frames that I found yesterday as the 3 different designs here are good examples of the 3 main decorative trends of ...
I have just listed this tiny, almost perfect pair of late 19th century child’s clogs on my website, they are very small at only 5.5"/14cms from heel to toe, so must have been meant for a very you...
Imagine my surprise and delight when I opened an unexpected mystery parcel from Canada to find this incredibly beautiful reproduction English wooden doll made secretly for me for my 50th birthday by ...
These pretty hand-loomed Aubusson tapestry chair panels are quite faded, but to lovely antique effect. It also shows how they here attached to the chairs with large round upholstery nails or some-suc...
I found this pretty pair of early 19th century silkworks at an antiques fair a few weeks ago, both are in very good condition, prettily expressing the romaticised pastoral vibe so popular at the time...
Last week I was at a large antiques fair and the weather was appalling. We needed refreshment and a break from the wind and rain so made our way to the café building which also had some stall holders...
Im really chuffed, I recently bought this Edwardian two chair-style sofa, it was quite well upholstered with a white brocade, but I wasnt keen and it didnt really fir in at home. I was a bit bored th...
I recently bought a lovely batch of tiny French fabric swatches and scraps which inspired me to sort out a selection of small pieces of mostly 19th and some 18th century French printed cottons. All t...
This is rather a lovely 19th century Victorian woolwork panel, the design mimicking a gothic mullioned window filled with florals. It has been worked in wool on canvas somewhere towards the end of th...
Imagine my excitement when a text from a dealer told me that they had just taken charge of a large batch of antique & vintage French fabrics and would I like to come and see them? Needless to say...
Some friends of mine recently opened a large French Brocante-style Barn in West Sussex to sell their wonderful finds: rustic oak furniture, armoires etc, Linen sheets & bedding, textiles, kitchen...
"People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us." ~Iris Murdoch, A Fairly Honourable Defeat"Earth laughs in flowers....
I am starting to feature some interesting Victorian items on the Misc page of my website, here are the first three items, a collapsable Opera hat or top hat, a farthingale and a miniature Etui in the...
More glittery things from the magpies hoard Those of you who often visit this page will be aware of my haberdashery habit, or fixation with threads, especially of the vantage glittery variety! I stag...
This is one of my favourite early 20th century French toile designs depicting scenes from Perraults fairy tale Sleeping Beauty. I am sure I have posted this before, but it is so beautiful, and I only...
In the wake of Bastille Day, I found some lovely antique and vintage French things at a local Brocante today. I shall put them all in The Plethorium of M. Le Fay this weekend (a small unit in Emporiu...
Several times a year I clear out my scrap bags and make up patchwork packs, here are the latest pretty bundles, perfect for small projects such as lavender bags or patchwork. All five packs will be f...
These pretty French prints arrived in the post today and have been a real pleasure to photograph and process for the website as they are so interesting and photogenic. Natural dyes like indigo and ma...
Happy July 4th to all my American friends! Here is a very special fragment of a late 18th century British toile commemorating Independence Day, called America Presenting at the Altar of Liberty Medal...
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