The tapestry was woven on an automatic Jacquard loom circa 1900. It is done with cards which control the weft. It's a very complicated machine which was invented in the 18th century in France.

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Albert for the info. So interesting.

bienvenue en France les gars je ne parle pas anglais

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Merci Nicolas. Nous avons un peu de Français, mais c'est pas trop bon!

I live in Marseille and I wash my laundry with shavings of the large blocks of savon…. Great for bed linens !

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Fantastic, we must start doing the same!

Bonsoir, j'ai bien aimé cette petite escapade rafraichissante et la mélodie romantique qui l'accompagnée

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup Patrick!

You two are TOO cute!

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Gary!!

great video, take care Nicholai

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Nicholai!!!

Your scenes in the market are wonderful, what a choice of beautiful food, and good choice on the soap. Masculine!! ❤

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Yes the markets are so great, with a big range of wonderful things!!

I love market days. They're good for people watching as well as finding good buys. I have to be careful because I will buy foods, particularly olives and oysters. 😋 I know a woman here in the Aude who makes soaps. She makes citron-vetiver scented soaps for me for my house and overnight guests get a bar as a gift. The bars are shaped like the blue & white house number on the front of the house with the number 19 (my address) slightly raised. The Netflix series "Dix Pour-cent" is one of my favorites. Glad to know the artwork on the walls was donated by the show. Cheers gentlemen!

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

We could buy all that soap if we could. Hope you're settling in well Glen in Aude!

@nativetexson

Жыл бұрын

@@charenteliving It’s a fun process and it is going well. One hurdle has been the heating system… it will work correctly soon! Cheers!

Thank you very much for allowing us along to experience your visits to wonderful French markets and thrift shops. Greetings from the Central Oregon Coast. 💙

@charenteliving

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Elsa, glad you're enjoying!!

@elsalumby1

7 ай бұрын

Thank you both for sharing! Your house buying/restoration journey has changed my house hunt. Have been looking in Pays de Loire and now am including Charente in my search. Love how you are able to go swimming in your village. Plus, the market in neighboring Rouillac is so beautiful! Thanks again.

I love the puppies! Thank you

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

We could have taken them all, they were so adorable!!

Omg that cheese & saucisson selection! 😋😋

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Yes, they're amazing, aren't they! It's great to choose from such a selection.

Lovely tapestry, vintage ties, etc. That is a lovely market. It was lovely to meet Matilde.

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Peter!

Lovely purchases!!!

Oh oh I absolutely love French markets.. ❤

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Aren't they great!!

@katherineparsons9585

Жыл бұрын

@@charenteliving Yes they are, the best one I visited for bits and bobs was the flea market in Paris the largest in Europe I believe, I feel a road trip from the UK to France is in order.. ☺️

Great finds at the thrift shop. Love the Tapestry it looks so playful

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Yes its a fun scene, and gives nice decoration now in the hallway.

My favorite thing to do in France!! Except I’d Spend $50 euros a week on cheese and bread! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Have fun! Wish I was there💕 Buy some of the blue and white kitchen towels. ❤

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Yes very easy to empty the wallet at the cheese stalls!!

@Sushi2735

Жыл бұрын

@@charenteliving , bloody spell check! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 You found some treasures today!

Thank you so much for allowing me to saunter around the markets with you and stop to browse at all my favourite kind of stalls - absolutely loved the flea market shop! Given the citrus trees fruit in the chilly winters there, as here in rural NSW Australia, I think definitely, pot up an orange tree as well as a lemon and lime for the kitchen - they will brighten up your lovely courtyard no end. Oh, and personally, I'd hang that beautiful tapestry a couple of feet higher so that it can be viewed while descending the stairs. Thank you again for another visual feast to feed my senses- more, more, more...

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Liz. It was a lovely day. Thank you also for all the wonderful suggestions. Hope all is well in Oz!

The tapestry looks beautiful, a great buy

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Alan!

I liked the detail shown of the market. Nice ties!

@charenteliving

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

It was like that on the past in each school

Love your appreciation of goods on offer

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Hard not to be swept up in all the lovely produce!

Thanks for the nice vidéo in your company 👏🏻

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Glad you are enjoying.

Loved your purchases. More videos please of trips to the marche and brocante.

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Desiree! We will definitely do more videos when out and about for sure!

A Fabulous day trip with some wonderful items for yourselves and home. What a great friend to of gifted the driving gloves.😀

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

We are very lucky, it was a wonderful day!

I’m sitting here in Canada enjoying watching you at the marked and knowing that I would have been doing the same thing if I had been there, enjoy!

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Dennis.

the beautiful writing set consists of one bottle for the ink, the other one was filled with sand to dry the ink after writing...

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Wow fantastic. Thanks Elizabeth for the info!

How special can you get!!! Thank you!!

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Lucille!

Everything you create is a work of art. Beautiful. Relaxing. A joy to watch.👍✊❤️

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much again! Glad you're enjoying!

Looking so stylish! 😍

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Su!!

I must admit that I am not very sophisticated myself, but enjoy you're sense of style, you both seem chic, posh and even elegant. Yet not snobbish : ) I enjoyed the custom soaps the most. Supermarkets are the bain of the worlds health conditions : ( Fair well, till next time, watching from San Diego P. S. Lovely gloves

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Phyllis for such lovely words again. They are so appreciated!! Greetings to you in San Diego!

@phyllisburrell8661

Жыл бұрын

Hope you get the meaning of my comments, only sent with the sincerest of compliments : ) Matilde has the smoothest & delicate looking hands.

Great video! I love French markets and brocante !

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much James!

Thank you for the lovely video, I enjoy living vicariously through your experience.

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Glad you're enjoying with us.

Loved watching you go around the shops and markets, as we are going to buy house in france, and it was so interesting for me and hubby. Thank you excited about watching the rest of your videos.

@charenteliving

11 ай бұрын

Oh great you are thinking of buying. Best of luck with your search!!

The gloves are beautiful. 👍

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful quality. Thank you for your lovely comments!

Lovely! French markets are the best! Establishing relationships with vendors providing things you like will repay you tenfold! Unfortunately, avoiding those you do not like is part of the bargain.

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Lawrence. The markets are such a nice way of shopping, and getting to know the different faces on the stalls.

Fabulous video and outing. She is a keeper and so insightful. I love her already. ❤❤😂😂

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the lovely words.

I have taken the round about route many times too just to avoid sellers or people in general :)

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Haha good to know there are more like us!!

I always buy those tea towels .

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

They are lovely ones!

Bravo bravo 👏 You made me missing Mon Charente 🥰

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks JJ!!

There was a sign on one of the sections of the soap merchant that said "savon au lait d'ânesse", that's donkey milk soap!!! 😂😂 I bet it would make you feel like Cleopatra as it is said that bathing in donkey milk was beauty secret. 🤣🤣🤣

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Haha good to know. Next time we must pick some of that up so we can still feel royal while doing the renovations in the house.

I am amazed at the flee markets in France! They are abundant and carry fabulous things! Perhaps a good thing I don't live there!!!

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

They are so great! Such fun to see all the different things.

Great purchases!

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked!

Lovely video guys. The Market was amazing. So many stalls, i would have been there from sumri to sunset Matilde is a very chic lady. Your purchases are very nice. They suit the house so well.

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jay! It was a lovely day.

Very nice things u got

@charenteliving

9 ай бұрын

A great market!

Mathilde a l’air adorable vous avez de la chance de l’avoir rencontré : par contre attention aux chaussons et aux robes de ménage vous avez encore 30 ans devant vous avant de les porter ahah 😊 pour la peinture en tissus c’est canevas broderie tapisserie

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Haha Nous essayons de rester à l'écart des robes de ménage pendant quelques années.

Lovely purchase🌺

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Veronique, we were very happy!

...don't get soap and cheese mixed up...😲👍😉

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Haha at least the soap has rosemary in, for the case!!

@nimuehmoon872

Жыл бұрын

@@charenteliving 🤣🤣

Loved seeing the market through your eyes. It must have been hard to resist the puppies!

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sarah, the puppies were definitely hard to resist!!

🧡🧡

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

🌻🌻

The soap stall 😍 loved your outing today. Ireland would have these if we had a roof 🙄 but the cork indoor market is fantastic

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Elizabeth. Haha yes we wouldn't last too long with the outdoor markets in Ireland, but as you say the indoor ones are beautiful too!

I feel as though I have been shopping with you

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Glad to have brought a little bit of France to you Keith!

Just seen the tapestry. It’s gros point

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the info!

I have worked many cushions in tapestry and a pair of slippers. But had them made up by Trickers

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Oh lovely!

je vous souhaite bonne chance les gars c'est dans un pays étranger c'est différent LES FRANCAIS SONT DES GENS BIEN MET NE LE DITES A PERSONNES

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

haha Nous ne le dirons à personne !

Do you think the tapestry is depicting a specific story? Fable? Fairytale?

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Don't recognise any specific story, so perhaps just a scene of merriment from the 18th century. .

Bonsoir, did you get some scallops?

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

No scallops this time Florence.

We can all dream a life in a Chateau! 😂

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

haha Absolutely Kate!

It's a canevas

Oh my darlings! Try not to sound so morose!

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Hoping to sound quite the opposite!

I would spend sooooooo much money on that market and get even fatter then I am now!

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

So easy to buy everything there. We had to restrain ourselves quite a bit!!

Yes things can be bought in flea markets, but you will still pay the price.I don't want to dis your girl in the nice faux fur coat that was guiding you .?

@charenteliving

Жыл бұрын

Many smaller shops in our area still have low prices like the shop we visited, so many good bargains can be found.

❤