I normally go for bold and graphic, but I love a good painted floral too. Digital printing is tailor made for painted designs — no painstaking color reduction necessary. I love these designs by C’est La Viv, aka Vivian Ducas of Toronto. Three collections of hers, Garden Lark, Circles and Squares, and Paisley Crazy are [...]
Vintage pink and red floral fabric, from the collection of Niesz Vintage Fabric (shop | blog) on Flickr.
I may have posted this one before, because it’s one of my very favorites from my collection, but I figure if I can’t remember then you can’t either!
Abstract blue roses, from the collection of flowerpress (shop | blog on Flickr.
Not sure this one is painted — maybe drawn with ink? But too awesome to ignore. From the collection of mel.bomba (blog | shop) on Flickr.
Green roses from _Sirkus_ on Flickr. She has an Etsy shop with lots of wonderful vintage finds — no fabric right now, but maybe in the future?
Roses, from the vintage collections of Tigerluxe (shop | blog) on Flickr.
Original 1960s vintage curtains from Something Fine (see our interview with Vicky here). The curtains are up for auction on eBay right now (ends 13 Dec, 2009 19:36:07 GMT).
Here’s one from my collection, bought at Urban Burp in San Francisco last year.
Vintage painterly flower fabric from jennifer helen (blog | shop) on Flickr.
1950s painterly floral fabric from Donna Flower, £12.00 per half meter.
Of course before computers most fabric designs were derived from paintings, but only some purposefully preserved the brushstrokes. I’m crazy for the c.50s dress fabric florals especially — this one is from Sarodeo on Flickr.
Painted fabric designs are a rarity these days, at least on the contemporary fabric scene. But thanks to artists like Blugirlart and Laura Gunn, maybe they’re making a comeback? Vintage painted florals are a favorite of mine, so I’ll be featuring them all week. Add yours to the Vintage Fabric and True Up Flickr pools.
Vintage painterly floral, from the collection of Bella Dia (blog) on Flickr.
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