Edith & Audrey

Beautifully handcrafted in England

Hello! I'm Natalie and I've been designing and making textile art cards and handcrafted items for over twenty years, starting with a humble eBay shop before opening my first Etsy shop in 2007. In 2020 I launched Edith & Audrey (named after my grandmothers), initially selling curated vintage Laura Ashley clothing, fabrics and accessories, but it soon became clear that I was more interested in designing and making art and crafts than hunting for suitable vintage stock. I took a bit of a break and in 2023 relaunched the handmade version of Edith & Audrey that exists today.

I work with all sorts of materials but I love to salvage and reuse fabrics that once had a life as something else, perhaps an old dress or a vintage curtain. This means many of my creations are one offs or only available in short runs which makes them ideal if you’re looking for something unique. I have a genuine love for William Morris and the Arts and Crafts Movement and the revival aesthetic of the 1970s. Some of my favourite vintage fabrics and prints to work with are the Sanderson, Liberty and early Laura Ashley prints from that period as well as those by designers such as Pat Albeck and Linda Beard.

I use a mix of techniques in my work but there is always some sewing involved somewhere. I have a collection of sewing machines of all ages, usually favouring the vintage and antique models but sometimes I abandon machine sewing altogether to concentrate on hand stitching and embroidery. I tend to have quite an eclectic approach to what I do which doesn’t always make for a very tidy looking shop but it does make things more interesting!

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