Softly faded florals printed on textured cotton, with the original Runnymede selvedge still intact.

A beautifully timeworn furnishing fragment with cottage garden charm and the gentle wear collectors often seek.

A charming vintage floral fabric fragment by Runnymede, featuring delicate bouquets in soft pink, blue, yellow, and green against a warm cream ground. The fabric has a lightly textured woven surface with a gentle slubbed feel, giving it a lovely tactile quality and softly faded appearance.

One of the most appealing details is the surviving printed selvedge text reading “Runnymede” and “guaranteed vat colours,” which adds to its authentic mid-century furnishing textile character. The floral motifs feel wonderfully English cottage garden in style, with scattered blooms and painterly detailing throughout.

This piece is visibly timeworn, with frayed edges, loose threads, small irregularities, and areas of wear consistent with age and use. Rather than pristine, it has that beautifully softened, handled quality that works especially well for slow stitching, textile collage, junk journals, visible mending projects, doll costuming, or display within a fabric study collection.

Dimensions:

153 x 13 cm

A lovely decorative textile fragment for collectors, makers, and lovers of faded floral fabrics.

Materials

Cotton textile