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OFF TOPIC => General => Topic started by: Alias on December 12, 2013, 07:27:PM
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Bought some fabric for large curtains online. Just chose a fabric I liked and was a little afraid how it would look in "the flesh" and not just on pictures. WOWWWWW, I am smiling from ear to ear, it is BEAUTIFUL, I couldn´t be more pleased!!!
Turns out this fabric has a history, it was designed in 1881 by William Morris, a British designer, architect, theologist, philosopher, poet and many other things (!). He called the design Strawberry Thief inspired by birds that ate the strawberries he tried to grow in his garden.
I knew I could trust an English fabric. ;D
(http://surreylinencompany.com/fine-linen/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/William_Morris_S_523ab9360f0c4.jpg)
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Alias beautiful the colours so vibrant. I have William Morris cushions, table mats and napkins similar to yours but background green. Willam Morris designs are very popular in this Country good choice.
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Bought some fabric for large curtains online. Just chose a fabric I liked and was a little afraid how it would look in "the flesh" and not just on pictures. WOWWWWW, I am smiling from ear to ear, it is BEAUTIFUL, I couldn´t be more pleased!!!
Turns out this fabric has a history, it was designed in 1881 by William Morris, a British designer, architect, theologist, philosopher, poet and many other things (!). He called the design Strawberry Thief inspired by birds that ate the strawberries he tried to grow in his garden.
I knew I could trust an English fabric. ;D
(http://surreylinencompany.com/fine-linen/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/William_Morris_S_523ab9360f0c4.jpg)
Ah!! Alias, William Morris print, you have great taste. :) The curtains will be fabulous, beautiful pattern, get stitching. ;) ;) ;) ;D
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WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think that material is very stately....Good choice Alias ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Very nice.
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Not sure I trust myself - should I butcher the fabric or have a professional make the curtains? On the other hand, I know how I want them to look, and you can do what you decide you can do, right?!
The fabric has the BEST quality and a bit of a shine to it - not much, just enough to make it vibrant.
Funny you have the same pattern, susie!
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Not sure I trust myself - should I butcher the fabric or have a professional make the curtains? On the other hand, I know how I want them to look, and you can do what you decide you can do, right?!
The fabric has the BEST quality and a bit of a shine to it - not much, just enough to make it vibrant.
Funny you have the same pattern, susie!
Just a small word of caution, Alias. Cut hair wrongly, it grows. Cut anything else......................it stays cut!!!
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Alias are you good with a needle if so make your own as you know just how you want them. In this part of the world check fabric very much in vogue I have just bought 18 Archie Green Check Roman Blinds. I am quite boring and have same colour scheme throughout the house.
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Alias are you good with a needle if so make your own as you know just how you want them. In this part of the world check fabric very much in vogue I have just bought 18 Archie Green Check Roman Blinds. I am quite boring and have same colour scheme throughout the house.
I have to think about whether I will have someone else sow for me...
I am all into check fabric. Are those the ones you bought?
(http://cdn2.next.co.uk/COMMON/Items/Default/Default/Publications/X52/shotview/3074/863-442-X52s.jpg)
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Alias how clever of you yes they are the very ones for my new rustic looking cottage. Hope they work Ha Ha Ha as I will have to look at 18 of them ;D ;D ;D I got rugs as well and cushions ;D ;D ;D
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Alias how clever of you yes they are the very ones for my new rustic looking cottage. Hope they work Ha Ha Ha as I will have to look at 18 of them ;D ;D ;D I got rugs as well and cushions ;D ;D ;D
They are very, very nice! I think I would have chosen different colours for different rooms though! ;D
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Alias much easier to go the same right through the house when you are building it is easier to do this walls the same flooring all oak easy to take a decision ;D hope I like it.
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Alias much easier to go the same right through the house when you are building it is easier to do this walls the same flooring all oak easy to take a decision ;D hope I like it.
It sounds like it will be very cosy!
We tend to have a lot of RED - not consciously, it is just that when I choose, I fall for the red. Fortunately the red in the Strawberry Thief goes perfectly with the shade of red we have some furniture and other things in. Otherwise we have no colour scheme - just a big old mess, LOL, we like it like that! ;D
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Just a small word of caution, Alias. Cut hair wrongly, it grows. Cut anything else......................it stays cut!!!
April, yes... it does seem intimidating, and they will be so large that I fear I will lose perspective and cut wrong. :-\
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Love William Morris fabrics/patterns. They'll look fantastic.
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I finally finished the curtains, did it myself, and I am a little bit proud, because they look STUNNING. I am very pleased with the outcome! ;D They do wonders for the room they are in!
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Well done Alias. I couldn't think of anything nicer,,sounds wonderful,,and puts Sanderson fabrics in the shade.
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Well done Alias. I couldn't think of anything nicer,,sounds wonderful,,and puts Sanderson fabrics in the shade.
This fabric is truly beautiful. The curtains are from ceiling to floor, so they are rather large. I have put a lamp beside them, so they can be seen properly, there is a slight shine in the fabric, not too much, just right. :D
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This fabric is truly beautiful. The curtains are from ceiling to floor, so they are rather large. I have put a lamp beside them, so they can be seen properly, there is a slight shine in the fabric, not too much, just right. :D
I remember having a firescreen passed down to me. That was a William Morris fabric,,and an old birds pattern,pretty dark and Victorian. Being young and disinterested,,I gave it away----------ouch !
Mind you,no fireplace anyway,so I wouldn't have had any use for it and it was getting moved from one part of the house to the other.
I wished I'd hung on to it just for its antique value. Though it would have been ruined with the nicotine. ;D ;D
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I remember having a firescreen passed down to me. That was a William Morris fabric,,and an old birds pattern,pretty dark and Victorian. Being young and disinterested,,I gave it away----------ouch !
Mind you,no fireplace anyway,so I wouldn't have had any use for it and it was getting moved from one part of the house to the other.
I wished I'd hung on to it just for its antique value. Though it would have been ruined with the nicotine. ;D ;D
At least you didn´t throw it away!
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Hi Alias, love your curtain material ;D
Have heard a lot about your adopted city on the radio this week due to a certain event taking place tonight.
Sounds a great place to live ;D
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Hi Alias, love your curtain material ;D
Have heard a lot about your adopted city on the radio this week due to a certain event taking place tonight.
Sounds a great place to live ;D
Thanks, Maggie!
I love Copenhagen! It is fun and relaxed during summer, and it is very beautiful too.
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Thanks, Maggie!
I love Copenhagen! It is fun and relaxed during summer, and it is very beautiful too.
We had a photo of The Little Mermaid hanging on our wall at home when I was growing up, my Auntie went to Copenhagen for her honeymoon and brought it back, so she was always a part of my life ;D ;D
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photos please ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I love your bacon and Lurpak too. ;D ;D ;D ;D :P
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I love your bacon and Lurpak too. ;D ;D ;D ;D :P
I agree, I love unsalted Lurpak butter. ;)
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photos please ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Yeah, should take a picture.... ;D
The butter is nice - I like it salted though. What I love more than anything is cocoa with white bread and butter - not too healthy....
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Yeah, should take a picture.... ;D
The butter is nice - I like it salted though. What I love more than anything is cocoa with white bread and butter - not too healthy....
Woa!! Alias, not at all healthy but sounds pretty good ;D ;D
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Yeah, should take a picture.... ;D
The butter is nice - I like it salted though. What I love more than anything is cocoa with white bread and butter - not too healthy....
alias you have have bread and butter with cocoa its not just not cricket lol ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Oooooh,Patti,,nothing nicer than a fresh crusty crust smeared with butter and a mug of cocoa-------love it. ;D ;D
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Oooooh,Patti,,nothing nicer than a fresh crusty crust smeared with butter and a mug of cocoa-------love it. ;D ;D
yuk lolol ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Harters did say I was " odd ",Patti. ;D ;D ;D ;D It adds to the creamy texture.
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Post a pic, Alias. I want to see your curtains!! ;D
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OK OK, here is a picture - only one side visible, the other half of the curtain is to the right, out of picture. It is a room divider. Sometimes I work at home and need privacy, the "room" will also come in handy when we have guests staying over. ;D
Doesn´t QUITE show how it looks in real life, AND I should have tidied a bit, but it is a picture!
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Looks good! :)
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OK OK, here is a picture - only one side visible, the other half of the curtain is to the right, out of picture. It is a room divider. Sometimes I work at home and need privacy, the "room" will also come in handy when we have guests staying over. ;D
Doesn´t QUITE show how it looks in real life, AND I should have tidied a bit, but it is a picture!
Liking your curtains Alias, they look lovely and the place doesn't look untidy. :) :)