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Date

July 26 2018

Written By

Caitlin Lee

The Best Gold Coast event this month!

Written By Caitlin Lee - July 26 2018

 
On Saturday the 23rd June, we hosted our first ever Saturday Sesh! The sun was shining and we had the front of our wonderful store decked out with clothing racks, food and drinks, live music and organised to donate to our chosen charity.
The whole day was a huge success. We had a total of 15 people sign up to set up a rack, which meant there were a whole lot of preloved vintage and designer treasures to be found. With the help of our rack holders and other contributions, we raised a combined total of $600 for a charity called ‘Days for Girls’.
Days for Girls is a not for profit organisation that increases education and menstrual cycle care kits to young women in less-fortunate countries. For more information about this amazing charity: https://www.daysforgirls.org/ 
 
The delicious coffee and goodies available on the day, were all thanks to the beautiful girls at My Hero Espresso (@myheroespresso).
We had the absolute honour of having local musician, Tommy Sheehan (@tommy_sheehan) play a set of soulful tunes.
We also had an insane storewide sale, as it happened to be the end of the financial year.
Overall, it was an amazing day and we look forward to hosting another one soon! If you were able to make it, thank you for your love and support and if you weren't, we really hope you come along to our next one! We love your feedback, so if you have any ideas for future events like our Saturday Sesh, feel free to email us or send us a direct message via Instagram. Love any of our wares pictured above? You can shop online Here
 
Love Always,
Trader Trove

Date

July 04 2018

Written By

Caitlin Lee

Cactus Silk: What is it and how is it made?

Written By Caitlin Lee - July 04 2018

Image 1: A colourful range of cactus silk cushion possibilities.
Photo by Trader Trove.
With its vibrant tones and completely unique texture, cactus silk transforms any space into a bohemian dream. Cactus silk, otherwise known as Sabra Silk is loomed by hand, from fibres found in the Agave Cacti or Saharan Aloe Vera, which is a plant that can be found in the Sahara Desert. This beautiful Moroccan textile is a crowd favourite due to its distinctive silky touch and the intricate, natural way it is traditionally assembled.
The process of creating this strong and sustainable fabric involves:
  • The cacti’s leaves are crushed and soaked until the fibres of the plant disperse.
  • The fibres are then spun by hand in an old fashioned manner. Often this is performed with the silk hanging off a nail on the wall and someone using battery-operated twisters to tease the fibres into a fine thread.
  • In order to keep the material as natural as possible and to not damage the material, the cactus silk is then coloured with vegetable dyes. This is a very timely process but it pays off when the final outcome is a beautifully vibrant coloured material that is free from any unnatural elements or chemicals!
  • Once the material has been dyed and dried it s then hand woven on looms, often with other fabrics such as chenille, cotton yarn or camel wool, to create texture. This procedure takes a great deal of expertise.
Cactus silk material is most commonly used to make cushions and rugs. Rugs can also be hung up and displayed as statement wall feature pieces or displayed at the end of a bed, as a decorative throw. Each piece is slightly different to the next, due to their hand-stitched embellishments and variance of colours. This fabric rarely creases and can be dry-cleaned.
Images 4 & 5: cactus silk in rug form.
Photos by Trader Trove.
As cactus silk pieces are hand-woven and made of very few ingredients, they are completely vegetarian and more often vegan. The material is eco friendly and doesn’t leave a carbon footprint on the environment.
Image 6: Cactus Silk floor cushions.
Photo by Trader Trove.
At Trader Trove cactus silk pieces that can be found in store include:
  •      Small pillows (square)
  •      Large pillows  (rectangle)
  •      Floor Cushions (square)
  •      Rugs (which can also be used as wall hangings or throws)
  •      Tote Bags
For more information on our cactus silk products, feel free to contact us: 
hello@tradertrove.com.au
Or shop online here

Date

June 13 2018

Written By

Caitlin Lee

Welcome to our website!

Written By Caitlin Lee - June 13 2018

Hello lovely customers,
After much anticipation… welcome to our website!

Due to the overwhelming positive response we have had in store and on social media over the past year and a half, we decided to expand to online. This process has proven itself to be a lot of hard work but at the same time, extremely rewarding.

Website preparation well and truly went underway at the beginning of the year. Week by week, each member of our team has had an active role in developing this page. Tasks included sourcing products, writing content, taking photos, running our flagship store and more.

A couple of months ago we had our own studio set up in the back of our store, with professional lighting and other essential apparatus. This has allowed us to get super creative and take studio quality photos of products, to instantly share on social media and add high quality content to our website. Villa Styling (@villastyling) has been another huge help in regards to taking photos of our products and you will find her work throughout our website.

You may notice that we have a bigger selection in store compared to online, this is due to our website being a curation of hand picked items in each category of what is available in store. As time goes on, we will add more items to each category and keep it updated as new products come in. It is also recommended to keep in mind that majority of our items are completely unique and one-offs, so although we will try our best to display as many products as possible, it would be unrealistic to display absolutely every piece here.

Selected rugs, accessories and other furnishings are available online for purchase. If you have your eye on any of our furniture, please keep in mind that you are able to purchase online and collect your pieces from our flagship store in Miami, Gold Coast.

If there is anything you have seen on social media that is not on our website, feel free to give us a call to inquire about it or make an over the phone purchase.


We hope you enjoy scrolling through our website as much as we have enjoyed creating it! It has been a super exciting and inspiring process and we are so proud to have gotten to this point. Thank you for your love, support and patience along the way!

Love Always,
Trader Trove
 

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