Fabric Homage: Briarwood by Liberty of London





Allow me to indulge my inner fabric geek: last night while searching on ebay for Liberty of London fabric, I stumbled across this swatch on ebay: a 1970's reproduction of the William Morris pattern "Briarwood" on linen. As you can see, I have a hard time resisting red roses and green thorny vines...



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Apostle to Suburbia said…
Regina, I know you love enameled dishes. Have you seen GoldenRabbit dot com? I am particularly fond of the bluebird pattern (no roses, sorry) and the porridge pots. The handle-less tumblers are pretty cute too.

I got to go to Liberty's once (or part of it, I think there are several buildings) and bought a nice piece of wool tartan in Royal Stewart. I never could bear to use it though! It was too nice. I think it's still in my sewing box. Liberty's is very Dickensian inside. Very dark wood interiors with giant tiered galleries and skylights.
12:36 PM
Unknown said…
Regina.....I love this fabric. You like the same colors that I like rose and green. I have to check this fabric out on ebay as I am looking to make slipcovers for two living room chairs. Auntie Mare
9:07 PM
Hummingbirder said…
I love that fabric too...just beautiful. Deanna
8:16 PM
Kristyn Hall said…
Happy Mother's Day, Regina!
Blessings,
Kristyn
6:51 AM
regina doman said…
Thanks all! (Hi Aunt Maryanne! The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, does it?)

LeeAnn - I just went to GoldenRabbit.com. Wow! So cool! I personally loved the bandanna and the brown splatterware (how cool is that?) Now I'll have something else to ebay for: thanks for passing on the link!

Oh, and thanks for sharing your Liberty story! I used to go to the boutique in Philadelphia, which my "Snow White" friend introduced me to. I never bought anything: just soaked it in. The store wasn't half as cool as the original in London though.
9:38 PM
Unknown said…
Have you seen these Arts and Crafts sheets from llbean? They seem to be right up your alley:

http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?storeId=1&catalogId=1&langId=-1&categoryId=42948&productId=712139&qs=5686472-Google_Product_Submit
5:16 PM
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