Category — About Vintage Linens

Time sure flies when you are busy! And Texas Showtime is right around the corner again.

We will be arriving in Texas with no less than:

• 500 yards of vintage homespun linen on the bolt
• 100+ homespun feedsacks, with and without text, with and without stripes
• 300+ antique French linens sheets, from finest to coarses, monogrammed or not, small to large
• 250+ nightdresses and shifts, all thicknesses and sizes
• Amazing lamps, made with vintage linens, antique texts and sheet music
• Hundreds of great pieces made from recycled vintage linens, sachets, pillows, body pillows, bags and more

And so much more.

Our booth space is larger than ever, almost 1000 square feet of European market feel. So don’t miss us!

To find us at La Bahia, See directions here

One of the best part of our job (well, it IS the best part) is buying fine vintage and antique pieces in Europe. Second best, is unpacking them, often months after buying them, and rediscovering them all over again.

This past week, dozens of French linen sheets arrived, in preparation for the Texas show next month. Touching them, feeling their nubby or silky texture and admiring the workmanship, kind of delayed some other work, it was too much fun to resist.

The sheer art of the monogram is just breathtaking. And this particular crop of sheets is really special, some of the best pieces we’ve seen in a long time. Who cares if the monogram doesn’t happen to be yours. After all, someone, somewhere in your family tree maybe did go by that monogram. And if not, well, it doesn’t matter. What matters is the beauty and the enjoyment you get out of theses heirlooms. So just have a look at a few of these gorgeous little vignettes ~ real art~

We can’t wait for the rest to arrive, it’s going to be fun to unpack and decide how best to display these pieces to their best advantage.

See you in September in Texas?

Texas is right around the corner, already!

We have been working on our European shipment and are so excited, we had to share. Over 300 sheets, and all of them just gorgeous. That and the vintage clothing are the best we’ve seen in a long, long time! It seems the weak dollar has made some dealers more realistic about pricing than they were a year ago: we found more and better pieces this past Spring than in the past 4 years.

The Ad in Show daily will include a map if you have never been to La Bahia (well worth the trip!)

Back from Texas

And here is a slide show of our booth at La Bahia, at the Round Top Antiques Show.

It was thrilling to meet so many customers in person and we had a great time despite the amazing heat!

http://community.webshots.com/slideshow/560981758Jaaqgu?mediaPosition=2

Pillows:

The 26-27 inch pillows are available in stores like Linens ‘N Things; and Bed, Bath and Beyond.
Online they have them at www.spiegel.com

The 30-inch pillows can occasionally be found in stores but we do not believe most are great quality. We do offer those in both down and fabulous soft poly, on the site (in the bedroom linens section).

Find them here:Touch of Europe European pillow inserts

Duvets:

Duvets are available in stores like Linens ‘N Things; and Bed, Bath and Beyond.
Online they have them at www.spiegel.com

A customer was kind enough to share that she found a source for duvets that works well. Belk-Tylers or Belk have a mattress topper (it’s $30 when it’s on sale) that fits most duvet covers like it was made for them. They are soft and fluffy and replicate the feel of European duvets very nicely.