Fabrics From Far Flung Places
06-07-2023, 06:37 AM
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Fabrics From Far Flung Places
I was reading an article today about fabrics from Uzbekistan. I can hardly pronounce this country's name, but wow, what gorgeous fabrics they produce! It got me thinking about fabrics from other far flung places around the world. It's getting harder and harder to find beautiful, handmade textiles these days. Anyone else find some interesting foreign finds?
06-07-2023, 10:47 AM
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Funny you should mention this. Just yesterday my husband and I were in a bead/crystal shop and on the bead table was a beautiful round mandala like print tablecloth. It would make such an awesome medallion quilt. It was from somewhere in the Philippines and her mother had it before her.
06-09-2023, 03:08 AM
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A few years ago, I went to a lecture about Shweshwe by Meerkatshweshwe. She discussed the history, the production and the importance of of these fabrics in the local economy where they are made (South Africa). It was very interesting.
06-10-2023, 06:28 AM
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Although not so "far flung," I love all of the traditional, woolen fabrics from Great Britain. They're not great for quilting projects, but they're wonderful for pillows, throws, clothing, etc.
06-10-2023, 10:37 AM
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One of my first Covid quilts was made from African wax prints that I salvaged from a couple of wraps/garments a friend had gifted to me (to use for quilting). The colours and patterns are so different and yet they play so incredibly well together (imho). We liked it so much that I later made a curtain to match.
06-14-2023, 05:08 PM
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In 2018 I was in Tahiti as part of a mission trip. I went into a couple of well stocked fabric shops looking for "tropical" prints to commemorate the trip. Everything "tropical" they had was printed in the USA and copyrighted prior to 2013. A couple of the bolts had copyright dates of 2005. Michael Miller, California Designs, Bentarex. I bought several meters anyway, knowing I'd not find them in the States.
