Images of my new embroideries

Grumpy Doris

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Last weekend

What a busy weekend . Portobello on Sat and Anitas vintage Fair on sunday ... I was very pleased with the interest in my new purchases of beautiful ethnic clothing . so onwards to this weekend and I am standing at Matthews new and exciting fair Memory Lane at one of my favourite venues ... Chelsea Town Hall . we all think this is going to be a fun event with a diffeent slant on fairs , new and innovative..So make sure Sunday is free to come to Chelsea ........

Two weeks to Bristol Paintworks Fair ...Really looking forward to this , some excellenr dealers with great stock which will make the fair again its usual high and interesting standard ....SAT 10TH MAY... see you there. ......

A great honour

We have been awarded a great honour. Ashley Hall fairs are now able to display the logo of The Association Of Vintage Fairs... this is only given to those who have been seen to be of worthy status. We have worked very hard this year and Ashley Hall approaches its first birthday , we have learned alot , made mistakes and worked hard .Look out for the logo .... a sign of proffesionalism and quality..........

Wonderful things

Today we went to a sale of textiles ,,, a wonderful collection owned by one lady , interesting superb things to buy . it makes it hard to choose when every auction lot has both quality and skill evident ......Unfortunately many of the ethnic peoples making these items are fast disappearing or changing the way they produce their clothing .... it wil not be long before all this cannot be found any more.

The weather today has been so lovely sitting in the garden on our return soon to enjoy a glass of red wine with Doris , our cat and Mr Cheese our next door neighbours cat formely known as Robinson.Some photos to follow as usual ......

Felix the cat and the pigs.........my treat to myself

Tulips and the border at Dena Cottage

The garden at Dena Cottage

wonderful colours and textures of the ethnic minorities

We went to Tetbury today and saw the new shop run by Prince charles ... called Highgrove,,, a superbly decorated shop selling some amazing things ,,, we were impressed...alot of organic produce and related tasteful items,,, of course...
Then onto Artique run by Gearge ,,, the most fantastic shop ...seling wonderful textiles and items from Afganistan and minority tribes and nomadic peoples .... I bought some lovely braid from India with paste stones and very higly decorated.the whole shop is a treasure palace of colours and textures and wonderful magentas and purples...... George was away travelling in India . a very interesting person....

Portobello and Paintworks.

I I had an interesting if not cold day at Portobello on saturday , there were very few dealers about but a large number of tourists especially Italians , I met a charming lady from Venice who bought some of my dresses to wear in the Italian sunshine , how lovely ....

The garden here is looking very beautiful at the moment as the tulips start to flower so we took some photos of our garden in Wiltshire which we will post tonight ....We are now just three weeks until the Paintworks Bristol fair so again if you are thinking of stalling please contact me asap as we only have afew stalls left .....

Trip to bath

Today I went to Bath to do some more flyering and advertising the Bristol Fair... The people I know in Bath are always so helpful , so a big thank you to Teresa of Vintage to Vogue which is in Milsom Streetin Bath , a great vintage clothing and textiles shop . she always promotes our fairs so well. The bars and cafes are always keen to put out flyers again which can only help ...

Sue has been working hard on events in the week of our Bristol fair that all connect up in interest and could make a really interesting weekend for stall holders and customers alike so read her latest blog up dates about the Stroud Textile festival...



Bath fair September 14th .,...... we have a large number aof stall holders who have paid deposits for the fair , if you would like to pay another small amount to the cost of your stand we suggest another 25 pounds would be a good idea and it breaks down the final balance......So I will be seeing most of you soon at various eevents ..... if that suits you .....

more photos

photos of things that I sell ......

Photos of things that I sell ......

These are images of the Chelsea Frock Me Fair and my unit at Portobello... this shows the kind of textiles and vintage clothing that appeals to me ....It can be anything from an early piece to a quite modern dress but everything I buy seems to be very decorative ..and I look always for excellent condition in the clothing or fabric....

Bristol 10th May Fair

Today we spent the whole day in Bristol taking leaflets to places of key importance , everyone was really helpful and keen to display our flyers. The Unis both in Bath and Bristol were keen to display our event and The American Museum in Bath ,Textile room was very pro active. The whole area was covered . We visited an interesting shop in the St Nicholas market in the old part of Bristol . Chrome and Cream , a superb shop selling 50s and 60s retro furniture and lighting , also some fabric ,, they too were really interested in the fair.Paintworks itself are doing a great job of advertising for us as they have their own mailing list for events, the Boccabar was very busy today and we left top up leaflets there. Unbelievably its only 3 weeks until our May 10th fair , time flyes ...This time we are hoping for slighly better weather than we have had on all our previous fairs which must have sewn all the extreemes of weather.

Ardingly

Tired after an Ardingly Fair which was reasonably well attended, the sun did keep shining ...but trade a bit thin on the ground,I found a few super items which are being pressed and ready for next weekends trading..... so back to Portobello on Saturday and ready for Anitas Battersea the following weekend ......

Starting leafletting in Bristol tomorrow for the Ashley Hall Paintworks Fair to be held on the 10th May Sat.So all unis and interesting areas of Bristol will be recieving a flyer tomorrow,,,,,,,,

This weekend

What a very busy weekend . Saturday at Portobello was great and Frock Me was superb , the fair attracted large numbers of serious buyers who spent most of the day in the fair buying and sourcing films and fashion houses plus the excellent buying capacity of the Chelsea public. We were all selling right up to the very end....It was also fun to speak to Yoko Ono which we think ranks very high on the celebrity list ....Matthews cafe was wonderful . had the most delicious sweet pastry , naughty but nice....

Will be posting pics of Portobello and Frock me later today or Wednesday as I am off to Ardingly tomorrow Tuesday ......I shall be standing in the Abergavenney building so lets hope the sun shines for us all .....

Ashley hall Fair news ..... Bath is now even more booked up after Frock Me..... so we well be reviewing over the next few days the number of available stands left ..... do not wait to book this Fair .... also November is now being booked.......
Bristol Paintworks is also being booked heavily again we will be reviewing the stand availablity today on this one and posting it ..... so again please do phone if you are thinking you might do the fair avoid disappointment.....

The Ashley Hall Cafe is looking at its menu and there will be some very tasty goodies for sale ...... but everything will be very reasonably priced to keep your costs down as dealers and buyers...... Sallie.

Frock Me on sunday

I am at Frock Me on Sunday ,standing at Matthew Adams Fair on the Kings Road Chelsea.... a great venue and a great fair ...... so this weekend its been busy packing up the bags and cases again.Matthew has created a wonderful fair with top dealers in a very relaxed atmosphere ..... the cafe is great, tea served in proper cups and saucers and fancy cake to eat what more can anyone want ... also it starts at a civilised time so no rushing around unpacking like a maniac....Hope to see you all there ...

Ashley Hall Fair News,,,,,, Bath is getting booking for November , as well as September the bookings have started for Nov.... shows how good this fair was... also Bristol has only a very spaces left so please contact me asap if you are wanting a stall,,,,,
I am starting my walking around both Bath and Bristol next week delivering leaflets to key places...... so anyone going to fairs please collect from me leaflets if I see you in London or Ardingly which is on Tuesday .... Lifes busy ........


Also the famous Ashley Hall cafe will be making its reappearance on Sat 10th May . after the success of last time we are preparing pizzas , quiche , and home made cakes with the top up the mug system in operation , those that did the fair know how this works, The first cup of drink costs slighly more then we top up for 50 pence per cup all day ... what a bargain.....

Bristol . March 22nd.

Some more images of the excellent standard of stock seen at Paintworks.......and the great cakes......

Bristol fair . March 22nd,

Bath 14th September

Please contact me very soon if you are wishing to do the Bath Fair on the 14th September . We know its ages away but due to the enormous sucess of the event stands are disappearing fast .......We are really pleased with feedback from our stall holders who have reported back very positively both with above average sales and the very friendly nature of the buying public and trade at the fair ...... we did receive alot of thank yous from dealers for having put on a lovely event which makes us feel good as well .I am posting tonight my pics of the last bristol Fair ..
We are still taking bookings for Bristol on May 10th Sat , so please contact me asap for a stand if you know you want to do the fair , we have just a few available places....... This time we hope for good weather so keep your fingers crossed......