new {ish} shop space

I have moved my space at My Little Vintage from the back of the shop all the way to the very front. A better, brighter space, so fingers crossed it brings good things for me! Pictures are a bit rubbish I'm afraid...

Lots more space for my printed shades & cushions!

Vintage glass ware, painted mirror, retro stag, restyled furniture!

 I will be replenishing & tweaking my stock here, but I sell cushions, lampshades & tea towels which I screen print & hand make with organic, ethically sourced fabrics. Also, vintage finds such as retro glass ware, kitchen ware, lamps, decorative pieces & restyled furniture.

Pay a visit to this lovely shop!
My Little Vintage, Earls Barton, Northamptonshire

orange ombre lampshade

Some new stock! In preparation for the My Little Vintage Fair at Fawsley on  Sunday, I have been making a few new items, including dip dyed cushions and lampshades. 

Unfortunately, I only have one of these shades as I wasn't too happy with how the other pieces of dyed fabric turned out - it's always a bit trial and error.

The lovely thing about using orange dye for these shades is that when the light is turned on, the orange glows vividly creating a sunset effect!

new (and sold) in my shop

I've been experimenting lately with hand dyed fabrics and screen printing. I always like to play around with different materials and techniques as when I try to follow one way of thinking too rigidly, I get a bit stuck. I had the idea a long while back to experiment with dyeing techniques and print. Recently, I've managed to give it a go and a couple of pieces have sold! I have been dip dyeing fabric to create an 'ombre' effect...I know it is EVERYWHERE at the moment and I don't like to normally make something that is so ubiquitous but I do really like the effect. So far I have tried orange and blue dyes. The orange worked wonderfully as a lampshade as it really glowed when lit... like a bright sunset. This lampshade sold along with the small orange ombre cushion that I made without screenprinting.

I still have a rectangle cushion to match the lampshade in my Etsy shop: 

 ... And I have just listed this lampshade in linen with blue dye and a white cow parsley screen print. Co-ordinating cushions to be listed soon.