in the fifties
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1951 was the year of The Festival of Britain. Everybody wanted to make design better. Designing was a crusade. It seemed that all patterned fabrics were covered with chintzy flowers on beige backgrounds left over from pre-war days. We all wanted to change that.
more on the 50's in "About Me"
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Apples and Pears
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Apple and Blackberry
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Roses and Poppies
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White Houses
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Paisley and Banana
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Early Fabrics
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Venice Fish Market
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Fruit, Flower and Butterfly
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Fruit and Stripe
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Rose Stripe
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Liberty Flower
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Two Dress Fabrics
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Plum Wallpaper
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Silk Rose
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Mixed Vegetables
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Glass Cloth
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