Barkcloth projects

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When it comes to vintage fabrics, there are not many options better than Bark cloth fabric. However, it’s still one of the lesser-known fabrics you may have come across, and hence you can certainly do with reading a guide that explains everything there is to know about the barkcloth fabric. #ClothFabric #FabricHistory #FabricProperties #FabricUses #FabricCare #FabricShopping #WhereToBuyFabric #TextileHistory #FabricLovers #SewingPassion #DIYProjects #CreativeCrafts #TextileArtistry

If you've got a soft spot for vintage fabrics then you've probably come across barkcloth at some point. I often see it at vintage fairs an...

'Things Currently Not Growing in the Garden' My resolution to use as much as possible of my bursting-at-the-seams vintage fabric stash has turned me into a doily factory archaeologist. I've been digging down through the layers in order to perform a fabric cabinet excavation and so far lots of long forgotten 'good stuff' is coming to the surface. 'Shouldn't I Be In Hawaii Right Now?' And it's sunny today. Unrelated to the fabric dig but always worth mentioning when 'wintering' in the Pacific…

I find myself getting lost in them!! The details that is ~ I can't call a project finished if I'm not happy with the "details." You kno...

From where I sit at my computer in the doily factory, I look straight into the lonely eye of the vintage fabric cabinet. And those neglected, folded heaps of vintage fabric remind me that my sewing lately has been, um, not so much. I’ll blame it on tax time, or as I like to call it, The Oppression of All Creative Urges. Not to mention this dismal, cold & rainy ‘Spring’ weather in my neck of the woods. Not inspiring. At all. But this inspires me! At last! The first pillow of Spring appears…

Oh, Autumn! I adore it. I slurp it up. I inhale it. My favorite Autumn quote... "Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive...

Have you heard of prayer flags? Well, I hadn’t heard of them but I spotted a pretty banner made from scraps of fabric and I needed to see more. So I did a bit of surfing and they are quite di…

These days, finding barkcloth to use for window treatments, pillows and other fabric accents can be a difficult and expensive endeavor. The price of vintage barkcloth continues to rise, and it’s very difficult to find enough vintage yardage for larger projects. That’s why we were pleased to discover another source for mid-century style barkcloth — Diamondhead Fabrics.…