... and roses too.

The worker must have bread, but she must have roses too.

Tag: fabric

London markets: Shepherds Bush and Goldhawk Road fabric shopping

Funny how autumn puts a spring in your step.

When the temperature drops and the sun is shining, so it’s just the right weather for exploring London.

Time to head back to Goldhawk Road in search of fabric and trimmings. I’d been with Bryony earlier in the year, when we found treasures including the fabric and trim for this shawl, and had to return with Lettice before long.

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Liberty fabrics: Autumn/Winter ‘The Silk Road’ collection

It’s out! The new autumn/winter Liberty fabrics collection is here – and it’s got some real treats!

Titled “The Silk Road”, it celebrates the journey from east to west that Liberty’s original cotton lawns would have made in Arthur Liberty’s suitcases.

It’s one of Liberty’s more edgy collections (I love that they’re doing this – releasing separate design-led and traditional collections) and features bold prints, geometrics, bright paisleys, exotic florals and – this is exciting – some rather fabulous tiger prints.

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