Textile Traders
If you can get to Bishop’s Castle
in Shropshire, we would love to see you in our shop, Textile
Traders. We are right on the main street next to the
Town Hall. Bishop’s
Castle is a small historic market town set in the beautiful
Shropshire hills. There are bookshops to browse in, great
places to eat, and the town even has two real ale breweries.
We have an ever changing stock of
fine hand made textiles from all over the world - everything
is chosen personally
and we try our best to stock things which are unusual and
often unique. Much of what we sell, we have bought ourselves
from the Far East or else it comes from other textile enthusiasts
and traders. As so much of it is one-off items, we can’t
put it all online, so here is a taste of what you might
find.
Some of the unique items from our shop are also available
online. |
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Patchwork
bedspreads in antique batik from Java |
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Wonderful
ikat woven blankets and cloths from the islands of Indonesia |
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Old
silk coats from Central Asia |
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Fine
hand made rugs, cushions, saddle bags and other weavings
from Afghanistan,
Turkey and Central Asia |
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Exotic
and breathtaking embroideries from China, the hilltribes
of
Northern Thailand, Syria and Pakistan |
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Kuba
cloth and indigo tie-dyed adire cloths from Africa |
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Brocaded
silk from Laos |
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Sequinned
wall hangings and embroidered archways from India |
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Beaded
tassles |
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Tie
dyed and batiked hemp cloth |
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Burmese,
Turkish and Indonesian puppets |
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Jacquard
weave throws |
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Wooden
textile printing blocks |
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Unusual
clothes with an ethnic flavour |
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Stunning
silver jewellery |
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We are open from 10am to 5pm every day except Sunday, although
we always open on Bank Holidays and often on summer Sunday afternoons.
Please phone first if you are not sure.
