Gorgeous Antique French Ticking Fabric

I was getting some of my antique French ticking fabric out for a couple of fabric collages and lavender hearts I am making, and so enjoyed the feel of it, the beautiful old patterns and colours. And I thought some of you might like some for your collages as well. I almost talked myself out of listing some pieces on here, because it is sooo difficult nowadays to find the beautiful old ticking in France. But then that little voice in my head kept telling me that I need to let go of things, I need to cut down on stuff because next year we will be moving to a much smaller house, the cottage in France ( which is almost full of treasures already, sigh ).

I have put a couple of packs together, with my most precious ticking fabrics. The striped ones are 19th C. ticking fabric from hand made mattresses, the pink damask ticking fabric is early 20th C, again from a handmade mattress. These fabrics are strong and so beautiful. They are not absolutely perfect, after all, they are a lot older than we are, lol, but they are in very good condition. A little bit of fading, stitching holes where the fabric threads have pulled apart a little where the thick thread went through ( that often corrects itself after it has been laundered a couple of times ). One small hole in the red striped ticking fabric in pack 1.

French Antique Ticking Fabric Pack 1


Fabric 1 - cornflower and wheat ear with ribbon, beautifully elegant grey - 75cm x 50cm

Fabric 2 - A very soft cream stripe ticking - 80cm x 33cm
Classic 19thC red striped ticking fabric - 53cm x 39/50 cm
Deliciously pink damask ticking fabric, I don't know which side I like better, sigh., this piece is 80cm x 50cm



SOLD, THANK YOU!


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Antique French Ticking Fabric Pack 2

This pack has a piece of my most favourite ticking ever, this beautiful red and grey 19th C damask stripe. Isn't it just gorgeous? It measures 65cm x 50cm


The other three fabrics in the pack are the same as in Pack 1 - this piece is 75cm x 50cm

This piece is 65cm x 50cm

This piece is 80cm x 50cm

SOLD, THANK YOU