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| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Oct 11 2006 : 06:09:16 AM
Hi there girls,
What is bark cloth?
NANCY JO |
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| sunshine |
Posted - Oct 11 2006 : 11:42:37 AM
haha good one
have a lovely day and may God bless you and keep you safe
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| frannie |
Posted - Oct 11 2006 : 11:37:19 AM
i also love bark cloth. it is very nostalgic and retro to me, since i grew up in a coastal region. the only problem with barkcolth is that it is pricey and i love it so much that when i do buy some then i dont want to cut it , i just want to stare at it.
also, i love these bits of info you tell us sunshine, i never knew this about the real barkcloth.
the only time i pound my fabric is when i work on a project and it doesnt turn out like i want it to.
sorry, that was too easy.
love
fran
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| sunshine |
Posted - Oct 11 2006 : 08:14:47 AM
you know it is the spelling one is bark cloth two words and one is barkcloth one word katie-ell is right. not exactly fake they are differnt and just sound the same in name.
here is another link to the other type of barkcloth the one I didn't referrance thanks katie-ele
http://www.hawaiianfabric.com/content/barkcloth.cfm
have a lovely day and may God bless you and keep you safe
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| katie-ell |
Posted - Oct 11 2006 : 07:35:56 AM
Well, what I described is not exactly 'fake' barkcloth! Barkcloth is the actual term used for the fabric.
Interesting to see the cloth made of actual bark -- I have a piece of it (found at a garage sale, natch). |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Oct 11 2006 : 07:34:57 AM
Well I guess I will go with the reproduction bark cloth, not into pounding. I thought maybe it was like kettle cloth. I like kettle cloth, I don't have any right now, they do still make it right?. Is it still called kettle cloth?
NANCY JO |
| sunshine |
Posted - Oct 11 2006 : 06:47:58 AM
That is fake barkcloth ( or also called reproduction) real barkcloth is made in places like hawaii and American polinesia and tonga and it truley is bark that has been pounded flat to make a fabric ( tapa) then it is painted they use it for clothes and other useful items bedding and such.
See what actually started it here follow link
http://www.marlamallett.com/tapa.htm
have a lovely day and may God bless you and keep you safe
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| katie-ell |
Posted - Oct 11 2006 : 06:39:42 AM
Oh, Nancy Jo! You would just love bark cloth! Here's my description: fabric from 1940s (and into the fifties and sixties) -- it was often made into drapery panels. It's a heavy cotton with a heavy texture to it -- that's the 'bark'. The prints are often organic shapes, or flowers, or in the 50s you'd see the modern 'Jetson' look. In a recent magazine, I saw a fleamarket find of poinsettia prints. And I often see bark cloth panels for sale on Ebay, where they fetch a pretty penny.
I have a couple of pieces of barkcloth -- intended for pillows and to redo my sewing 'sling' basket.
Get out there and search for bark cloth, Nancy Jo! |
