Vintage beauty and bartering
Yesterday, there was a new and welcome addition to the morning market and to the McGregor retail scene. Vintage Indian saries on sale from a new resident. Not all are vintage and those that are not, are synthetic. Not entirely my cup of tea chai. The more modern ones are not nearly as beautiful as the vintage ones.
During a lull (it was really busy yesterday) I went across to look. One of them spoke to me.
I returned to my stall, scheming. Then, towards the end of the market, and as things were slowing down, N made her rounds. She visited my stand.
Paté, bread, cheese...
When it came time to pay, I asked if she was open to a trade?
Yes! I'd love that.
I didn't need a second invitation.
This roughly 80 year old silk beauty came home with me. I am working out what to make with it. Because it is traditional, the pattern and the borders are not consistent over the nearly 7 metres of fabric.
I am not going to decide in a hurry.
And there, @dswigle is a contribution, from me, to #marketfriday that is about what I "bought" at our market as opposed to what I sell!
Until next time, be well
Fiona
The Sandbag House
McGregor, South Africa
Photo: Selma
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@fionasfavourites this market place of yours looks and sounds like a fascinating place, love to visit there one day, thanks for sharing.
I hope to see you here one day, Cheryl!
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This was splendid @fionasfavourites !!! I love a good trade/barter any day of the week. While money is great, the trades are often much better deals. What a beautiful Sari! I would give my eye teeth for a vintage one like that. I looked them up and they are too reasonable to be truly vintage, on the sites I found.
This is not about me. :) I am glad that it worked for you nicely and I can hardly wait until I see what you will be making with this. When you do, I hope you link back to this post!
Thanks so much and have a great week ahead!
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At the market and between a group of us, we barter a lot. When I get round to transforming that Sari, I will certainly post and link.
About the vintage: and peehaps I should have explained: the pattern is not printed. The border is like a brocade. N told me, and I get this, that this is the key indicator of vintage. Another reason I shan't be making a hasty decision.
That is what these were, brocade on the border. I will have to look into it a little more. They were quite reasonable - and yes, the pattern is not printed. Thanks for pushing me towards looking once again!
That is absolutely gorgeous and the fact that you got it for a barter makes it even more special! Funny thing - the youngest just bought her very first winter coat with her own money a few days ago, and I told her she needed an old school scarf to complete the look. Although an 80 year old beauty like yours should be used for something a bit more special than every day wear... can't wait to see what you come up with!
You know what, there is sure to be fabric left and a scarf is an excellent idea! I am sure the youngest's coat is wonderful and all the more special with one's own hard earned money!
You did such a nice trade! I hope you let us know in the future what you did with that old silk beauty.
I'll be doing that! It'll be a while though...