I don’t know much about the company Dekoplus except that they were based in the Netherlands and produced very distinct mod/folk designs in the 60s and 70s (and perhaps beyond). Above: Dekoplus vintage cotton curtains from mannagryn design (blog) on Flickr. Related posts: Daily Swatch: Dekoplus Daily Swatch: Dekoplus Daily Swatch: Dekoplus Daily Swatch: Those [...]
Hey, it’s the return of the Daily Swatch, which has been on hiatus since Quilt Market! Sorry about that! Let’s pick up where we left off, with the terrycloth theme. Here’s an oh-so-70s orange, gold, and avocado floral tablecloth from Etsy seller The Turnip Truck. Related posts: Daily Swatch: Terry Cloth Daily Swatch: Terry Cloth [...]
The Daily Swatch features a piece of vintage fabric (almost) every day. Themes change periodically — right now we’re in the midst of a series on pattern types — so far we’ve covered block and half-drop, diamonds, and bricks. Please add your own fabrics relating to the theme to the True Up and/or Vintage Fabric [...]
Well folks, change of plans! I found only a few good brick repeats to show you — I added a few to this Flickr gallery but none of them are strong, textbook examples. So unless you guys find a treasure trove of them (and perhaps add them to the True Up Flickr Pool), I’ll move [...]
Vintage painterly flower fabric from jennifer helen (blog | shop) on Flickr. Related posts: Daily Swatch: The Painted Floral Daily Swatch: The Painted Floral Daily Swatch: The Painted Floral Daily Swatch: The Painted Floral Daily Swatch: The Painted Floral
The Daily Swatch features a piece of vintage fabric (almost) every day. Themes change periodically. Please add your own examples of the theme to the True Up and/or Vintage Fabric Flickr pools. Farm scenes will feature prominently in this theme, but I was also to find several city scenes and natural landscapes. I have fun [...]
Vera napkin, from the collection of janssendesigns on Flickr. Related posts: Daily Swatch: Reunited Colorways With Guest Curator Samatha Daily Swatch: Elephants Daily Swatch: Butterflies Daily Swatch: Butterflies Daily Swatch: Butterflies
Graphic clouds (c.70s, I’m guessing) from the collection of Jessica.Nicole on Flickr. Thanks Jessica! Related posts: Daily Swatch: Space and Sky Daily Swatch: Space and Sky Daily Swatch: Space and Sky Daily Swatch: Space and Sky Daily Swatch: Space and Sky
Cheater prints have enjoyed a bit of a revival lately, so it’s high time to look at some vintage examples. I’ve had this theme in mind for some time, so I’m pretty excited about it. Please share your cheater prints in the True Up Flickr pool. The print above is from the collection of doe-c-doe [...]
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