The Linen Peddler

Since Apr 2013 / 127 reviews

The Linen Peddler

“Maker of ornaments and decorations Inspired by faded opulence, curiosities, nostalgia and oddities”

Welcome to The Linen Peddler.

I am a gatherer, keeper and maker of things!

My current work is inspired by vintage spun cotton Christmas dolls and decorations

They are all hand made by my pernickety fingers combining materials such as recycled vintage lace, paper ephemera, decorative objects, natural cotton roving, paint, glitter and any other trinkets that suit.

Hording comes naturally to me and for years and years I have has gathered and collected an eclectic mix of knick knacks, objects, images, junk and jumble to use in my work.

“Its when I meander around Bric a Brac fairs, junk shops, car boots and antiques/collectors fairs foraging and searching for pieces of this and pieces of that, that my imagination comes alive and I fill with ideas.

I am especially enchanted by the faded opulence of bygone textiles, haberdashery and vintage fashion items such as lace, pearls and diamante, dress shirt collars and studs, ribbons, buttons and ballet shoes

Always on the look out for new inspiration I recently stumbled upon some delicate vintage spun cotton Christmas decorations one early misty morning whilst wondering around Sunbury Antiques market.

Immediately I just new I had to experiment and create my own pieces. They have a fairy tale story like feel and I adore them.

“Pernickety Fingers” was born. A collection of vintage inspired spun cotton ornaments, doodads and decorations for the festive season or just as decoration around the house.

Ideas come and go and it’s in my nature to change direction and explore new paths of creativity. I have in the past produced hand printed table linen, one off pieces of taxidermy and sculptural objects inspired by museum collections.

My creative story

I work alone in my garden studio in Sanderstead surrounded by a cornucopia of objects such as Victorian dress dummies, fairground horses, bird cages, vintage prams, and glass domes.

I was Senior Lecturer - Head of Fashion/Textiles on the Foundation course at UCA Maidstone from 1994 untill 2014. I was then for a short while an associate lecturer at UAL, teaching drawing classes on the BA (Hons) Fashion Illustration course.

I have a BA Hons in Fashion/Textiles and a Postgraduate in printed textiles from Winchester School of Art

I have been producing her own diverse work for many years and it has featured in articles, magazines and books such as Casa Vogue ( work photographed by Tim Walker) Living Etc, Metro, Shop eat drink London, to name a few. Recent exhibitions of my sculptural art pieces include The Saatchi gallery ‘Burning Bright ‘ exhibition at The Hyatt Churchill, London. My work has also been for sale in various select boutiques in London such as Luna and Curious and Brixi.

Delivery

Most of the time your item will be ready to ship as I will have already made it. Depending on how popular a particular item is I may have run out of stock and will have to make it. This is why I state that it could be up to 3 days before I can ship.

Please be aware that your item may differ very slightly from the item listed, as they all all individually hand made by me therefor each one is unique.

Your item/items will be sent wrapped in tissue paper and packaged in a cardboard box. The box will be larger than the average letter box.

Please note that it/they will NOT be packaged in presentation boxes, nor do I offer a gift wrapping service or any other bespoke packaging requests.

Your purchase will be sent second class post via royal mail. I go to the post office counter to send your item and I also keep a reciept of postage with your postcode on as proof of potage ( incase of any problems )

I cannot guarantee that your item will arrive on time (or at all) if sent via 2nd class post.

If you want to guarantee this item to be delivered or get it for a specific time/date you MUST choose the Royal Mail TRACKED?SIGNED FOR delivery option that will cost you £6.95

If you are ordering one or two items I will endevour to dispatch within the 3 day period. If you are ordering a larger amount such as 4 or more I may have to make some of them therefore the dispatch period might take a little longer.

Please see notonthehighstreet.com's delivery policy.

The Linen Peddler

Since Apr 2013 / 127 reviews