Ruins-ca

Fine Antique and Vintage Textiles, Fabrics, Trims for Pillow, Doll & Purse Projects
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After Christmas Sale! Everything 25% off! Be creative and decorate your home for the New Year!

Today's Featured Items

$207 USD
Magnificent Antique Mythological Stag and Phoenix ..

$126 USD
Vintage Embroidered Crochet Metallic Lace Boudoir Table..

$169 USD
Pr Antique Art Nouveau 19thc Needlepoint Velvet ..

$100 USD
SALE Gorgeous Fine Antique French Vestment Fringe 19thc

$45 USD
Adorable Vintage Ballet Slipper Pink Silk Cotton Velvet..

$100 USD
Gorgeous Antique 19thc Mohair Fabric Arts & Crafts ..

$63 USD
Shabby Vintage Barkcloth Era Fabric Roses Columns RARE

$45 USD
Lovely Narrow Bit of Vintage French Barkcloth Creton

$129 USD
Stunning Antique Red Striped Velvet Fabric Sooo Soft

$100 USD
Delightful Antique 19thc French Tapestry Chairback w/ ..

$72 USD
Romantic Vintage French Roses Stripes Celadon Fabric ..

$69 USD
Adorable Vintage French Toile Fabric Blue White Birds ..

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About Ruins-ca

Our Service Pledge To You:
We respond to all orders within 24 hours, we guarantee the authenticity of all of our items.

About Us
Ruins-ca has been selling imported, authentic European and American antique and vintage textiles, fabrics and trims for 18 years from our tiny cottage in beautiful Laguna Beach, Ca.

We are into selling fragments of things. We search high and low for our items and have pickers sending us fabrics and trims a few times a month from France. We sell everything from antique appliques and trims from vestments to antique fabrics from Rouen, Provence, Lyon, etc. Ruins-ca aims to please so be sure to check our shop every day as we will be constantly listing. We also sell eclectic curios from time to time as well. You are bound to find something that you must have for your projects or for your own collection! Do check out all of my listings, combine shipping and save!

Ruins has been featured in many magazines in the past including Art & Antiques, Coast Magazine, LA Times Magazine, Orange County Register, etc.. Our home and garden were both featured in the LA Times Magazine in the past.

We actually had 2 antique architectural shops in the past (hence our name, Ruins), one in Laguna Beach and the other in Beverly Hills. Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control, (Lisa broke her neck) we were forced to close our beloved shops.

We decided to sell something that Lisa had extensive knowledge of so we chose antique and vintage textiles. Lisa grew up in the shmatte business (rag business) in NYC as a child and it was alot easier for her to handle textiles than 100 lb concrete urns. We currently have a popular website that represents a large assortment of our textiles.

We are excited to start our brand new relationship here with Ruby Lane and know that you are bound to find exciting, authentic goodies in our shop for your pillow, purse, tote, lamp shade, jewelry, quilting, doll clothing and other artistic endeavors. We consider ourselves the original Textileophiles and hope that you join us in our love and appreciation for everything fabric.

We appreciate your interest and business and look forward to making you life-long customers and friends.

Regards ~ Lisa Genesta


Testimonials:

"Textiles can be such a difficult field as the items do not come with labels and their indentification therefore becomes challenging. Discerning and aware buyers recognize this and I feel that Lisa addresses these issues in a knowledgeable manner...earning respect from buyers and other sellers alike." Diane Cucci

"I have had a number of transactions and am delighted with my purchases. In my experience ruins-ca has demonstrated exquisite taste, great communication and honesty. The feedback for ruins-ca is extremely positive." Susan Brown

"I have been a customer of ruins-ca on Ebay for several years and have only obtained the highest quality of trims, laces and fabrics for use in producing quilts. In fact, I have purchased some items two and three items again because I was so satisfied with their uniqueness. Ms. Genesta has provided items for her customers found no where else consistently on Ebay, and has gone out of her way to find items she knows her customers like and can use. It has always been a pleasure to peruse her site, knowing some wonderful item eventually will show up to tantalize me. I have found her descriptions of the items I have purchased to be true." Jeanette Isaac


Recommended Reading:

**"French Textiles: From 1760 to the Present" by Schoeser & Dejardin
**"Textile Designs" by Meller & Elffers
**"Pique de Provence" by Edisud, France
**"Vintage Textured Barkcloth" by Meier
**"Antique French Textiles" by June Laval