Edith & Audrey
Beautifully handcrafted in England
ABOUT
About Natalie
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 going on to open my first Etsy shop in 2007. In 2020 I launched Edith & Audrey (named after my grandmothers), but ended up taking a break due to health reasons before relaunching in 2023.
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 a unique gift or accent for your home. 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 quite a collection of sewing machines, my favourites being 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 a little more interesting!
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