My first memory of Liberty fabric was in a Country Road blouse that my mother had. This is back when there was a Country Road store in the Jam Factory, and the Jam Factory was indeed an old jam factory, red brick and original jam making machinery on display. It is several weeks ago that I declared that I would declare my best intentions as a way of prompting myself to pursue them. I'm not even half-way there, partly because I keep buying things - inspired by the fabric, the colour, the texture, the fibre ...
Here is some Liberty(-like) fabric that I have in stock:
On the left, a women's cotton shirt that could perhaps become a child's sundress with some pintucks or shirring (I really need to give shirring a go, it features in many of my plans). On the right, an entire dress which I think is hand made because there are no labels on it. Hence I don't actually know what the fibre content is - I'm going to avoid these sorts of blind purchases in future. What's the point of having all that fabric but not being confident to use it because you're not sure what it is? Both very William Morris, Arts and Crafts-esque, whether they are genuine or not. Both purchased at the op shop of course.
And here is the real deal:
Liberty Tana Lawn - a very thoughtful gift from a very dear friend who was recently visiting in London. Thank you!
1 comment:
I highly recommend treating the "mystery" dress as meanly as you know how: hot wash, tumble dry, etc.
You'll know the worst before you put any work into it, which is much less upsetting than reinventing it into something, then losing it to a laundry malfunction.
All you've got to lose (as it stands) is somebody's cast-off dress.
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