Laura Ashley Vintage Patterns

Do I own up that I used to work for Laura Ashley as a textile technologist?! Once upon a time, I could have named almost every print we did, past & present, but I'm ashamed to say I would really struggle to name more than a handful now :( If you want to know the name of a particular print and have a swatch, why don't you attach a photo of it to an email and send it to L.A., I'm sure they would be happy to help identify it. Make sure you mention if it's dress or upholstery fabric as they are handled by different departments and it will make it easier for L.A. to pass it to the right person.

I have a cupboard full of offcuts,(dress fabrics, not upholstery), some have names on, so if you want upload a photo, I will see if I have it. I collected them during my time there with the intention of making a quilt one day. They have moved with me to France and still live in a cupboard! I also still have my wedding dress toile although I've used bits of it over the years for other projects. It is a bright pink and white polka dot fabric, (can't remember the name of this but was probably something like Dot - Bt. Pink!) and was donated by the printing factory in Wales. My mother nearly had a heart attack when she saw it as she thought it was my actual dress! She then told me off for using good L.A. fabric for a toile, she couldn't be convinced it was rejected cloth. Happy memories :)