Tag: vintage fabric
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1970’s Crimplene Flower Power Shift Dress
What an amazing job by Sallyanne. With just one yard of vintage 1970s crimplene fabric and using one of her grandmothers 1960s patterns, she has made this iconic shift dress, fully lined with lace edging too. It is so satisfying to see the fabric I have unearthed being put to such good use.
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Sanderson – Mid Century Fabric
Arthur Sanderson and sons fabric have been in production for many years. Opening in 1860, making wallpaper , after a few years in the early 1990s, they began producing furnishing fabric. They are still in production, bringing out new designs as well as the ever popular traditional designs. In the early 2000s Sanderson reprinted several…
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Birds and Animals in William Morris Designs
William Morris (1834-1896) is regarded by some as the greatest designer and one of the most outstanding figures of the Arts and Crafts Movement, this group of artists and craftsmen set up to provide beautiful, handcrafted products and furnishings for the home. Morris is much quoted as saying “Have nothing in your houses that you…
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The History of Paisley Fabric
Paisley is a design that is many hundreds of years old and can be traced back to ancient Persia, now Iran. The fashion for using the pattern spread to many other Asian and Indian countries over the following centuries and it was in the Moghul period between the years 1526-1764 that it became the…
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Vintage Brocade Fabric & the Jacquard Loom
Brocade is a decorative woven fabric with a raised pattern made to mimic embroidery. It was originally made using silk for rich dress making fabric, as in this bustle dress from 1880’s. The Jacquard loom was introduced in 1804 , using a series of punched cards it made it easier to weave the complicated patterns…
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Vintage Fabric – Updating the Website..
Time for the annual update of Vintage Fabric’s website.. The site has useful and interesting links for anyone keen on fabric, sewing and interiors. As well as information about us and our blog, it has links to our ebay shop ‘vintage fabric and curtains’, a page showing all the Sanderson fabric we have in stock…
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Grautex. Mid-Century Danish Textiles
Grautex fabrics were a leading textile company in the 1950’s through to the 1970’s. They were based in Copenhagen, Denmark and used many well known artists and designers of the time such as Joan Nicola Wood, Kirtsen Romer and Ronald Hansen who produced art prints such as pine trees ( below) and beech trees…
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Toile de Jouy Fabric
Toile prints were originally produced in Ireland in the mid-18th Century and quickly became popular in Britain and France. The name Toile de Jouy originated in France in the late 18th century and means “cloth from Jouy”, a town near Paris. Christophe-Phillipe Oberkampf set up business in Jouy-en-Josas outside Paris in 1759, where he joined with engraver and designer…
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