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A bundle of antique papers
Bundle of antique papers, some with pressed flowers.
Collaged Christmas decoration
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Bundle of Antique Papers

What is included?

  • Antique French documents, some dating back to the eighteenth century.
  • Vintage ephemera: bills, invoices, letters.
  • Some new papers, cards, luggage labels and envelopes so you have something to decorate.
Many of the antique documents are over two hundred years old, and are very beautiful, with intriguing seals or examples of calligraphy. If you subscribe to The Stitcher's Journal you can access an article about collaging with antique papers on the Inspiration Board.

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Price range: £35.00 through £40.00

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I started to collect these in 2015, having found a pile of eighteenth-century legal documents at an antiques fair. the exquisite calligraphy and embossed stamps and seals are fascinating. The bundles are beautiful objects in themselves. I use them for collage and for making decorations as in the foldout included in Issue 23 of The Stitcher’s Journal (December 2024). If you are a new subscriber, you can still access this foldout via the Inspiration Board item ‘Collaging with antique papers’.

The price includes shipping to all areas of your location.

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PLEASE NOTE

Update for ALL customers

27 October 2025

I am delighted to announce that we are now able to ship to the US, duty paid and, for the time being, I will absorb the duty.
 

Issue 26 of The Stitcher’s Journal has now been despatched to all overseas subscribers and you should shortly be receiving emails from Royal Mail confirming this, with a tracking number. 

The website has had to be reconfigured so that shipping is no longer included in the prices, but is rather a flat rate, set for whichever country we are sending  to — including the UK — and will be shown at the checkout.  I have of course reduced the kit prices, which used to include shipping, but I have also taken this opportunity to review my prices which have not increased to reflect the considerable increase in costs since February 2022. All in all, I think the results are fair, especially as in carrying out this exercise I realise I have been heavily subsidising the actual postage costs for the past three years.
 
Unfortunately, we are not currently able to take advantage of the Large Letter Rate for shipping to the US, but on a positive note (!)  all orders are now tracked and the flat rate has a greater weight allowance.
 
I will be adding some new kits, bundles and vintage finds and fabrics to the site today, Monday 27th October and through the week, and I really hope things will run smoothly now. 
 
Thank you so much for your support and patience, it means more than I can say.
 
With very best wishes,

Caroline