Friday Flea Market Finds

Just a quick post to show you what I picked up this morning at the local weekly Antique and Flea Market. Hadn't been for months and it was so nice

 to see most of the regular stall holders there in their same spot.

Only two of the regular stalls that I visit were missing -  the "button lady" where I buy my vintage buttons (which I still haven't unpacked since we've moved, along with some vintage trims still missing)

and the "rag lady" who has all sorts of stuff at silly prices.

But I was lucky that the "vintage textile lady", Heather, was there, and she went especially out to her car to fetch another box of vintage linen in as soon as she saw me!

My first buy, however, was from a lady I hadn't seen before who dumped a load of clothes on the table next to where I was browsing the vintage jewellery. By the time I started to look through her stuff she'd disappeared, but I had already found a gem so I waited until she returned.

A midnight blue 100% silk full length full evening skirt by Yves St Laurent - she wanted £4 so I didn't argue!!!!

Its in my daughters size I think, an 8 to 10 (is that US 6? must check), and she will love it! She has a ball coming up in June, but this may be too unfashionable to wear to that, but I think she will treasure it and wear it one day.

Then from a sweet little old man I bought a couple of pieces of early 60s Poole Pottery

the back stamps tell me they were made between 1959 and 1967 .

From the vintage textile lady I bought a beautiful large linen damask tablecloth, beautiful thick heavy quality, far too good for cutting as apart from a few newish stains which should come out (she said she'd used it for her stall cover and then regretted it!), it was in excellent condition.

Can't get a good photo of it today for some reason

Then a gorgeous Crinoline Lady tablecloth with 4 crinoline ladies, one in each corner, two of each design, all hand embroidered designs.

I think there is a touch of rayon in the cloth which gives it a slight sheen.

And lastly a bundle of 6 large square vintage cotton napkins.

They're all in the washing machine with napisan at the moment!

And that little haul came to £20 - not bad for what I got.

A  few ebay purchases came this week too - a lovely large vintage tablecloth with a band of soft faded green - no picture yet as is on the line drying. As usual, bought for cutting, but its arrived immaculate and I can't ever bring myslef to cut up good peices. I'll either keep it or sell it as a tablecloth - it really is lovely.

A couple of pieces of new fabric 

 a yellow gingham

and a blue floral with little pink flowers.

a pale blue floral 60s /70s fabric (last week)

and a large vintage white sheet with purple flowers on - again, great condition, I know my daughter will want to use this rather than allow me to cut it up, and to be honest I shan't want to.

And another tablecloth, this one a bright and cheery cotton seersucker!

Well, thats the haul for the week I think!

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Thanks for all your lovely and helpful comments yesterday - shall try to visit all yuor blogs some time ove rthe weekend if I haven't already!!