Saturday, 28 February 2009

Exeter Textile Fair

In spite of Lucy's threats (my daughter), I decided to check out the Exeter Textile Fair last Sunday. I have visited the previous venue at the Corn Exchange

Unfortunately I believe the stall holders were finding it very quiet and it was not surprising. The fair was not well situated for passers by and I felt there was no atmosphere in the Great Hall. Many of the stalls had sales in the hopes of attracting the student buyers but if people were making the effort to get to this fair, they would be hoping to find something wonderful. For the discerning vintage fan I felt there needed to be more of a balance. Jewellery was very much the order of the day but again nothing in the 'wow' bracket and some of it rather expensive.

I did manage to buy a few things, but wished I had checked the items more thoroughly as I did not realise some things had faded badly and had cigarette burns and these were not items on sale.

I think the stallholders should draw attention to any problems the garment has, even if its on sale. Had a nice cup of coffee though, served by a very polite young man.
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3 comments:

  1. BusyLizzie28 February 2009 at 07:52

    so sorry to hear it was not all you expected.. as a stallholder you know I always try to details any problems on the garments ticket.
    Lizzie x

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  2. Anonymous28 February 2009 at 10:19

    I went along with my other half. I was really disappointed. Personally,I think £4.50 each was a bit steep, for what we saw for our money! Rather a lot of jewellery and not much else.
    Students are never going to pay that either.
    My son and his mate got to the door and saw the entrance fee...and didn't go in. He works on the campus and didn't see it publicised..he only knew about it through me.
    It was definitely the wrong venue!
    It was nice to see Hesta,though... and her stuff was beautifully displayed. ;-)

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  3. Niki Fretwell3 March 2009 at 11:14

    Hi Dolly,
    I've just been sent your link by BusyLizzie,
    So glad to see you have a blog.
    I haven't made it to the Exeter fair before, but can understand your frustrations.
    The Bristol and Bath fairs vary wildly. I would recommend the Ashley Hall Fair at the Assembly Rooms in Bath to you - fabulous quality and a good range of items...and a delicious cafe too! ;-))
    Niki x

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