Showing posts with label fabric. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fabric. Show all posts

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Vintage Tapestry Fashions

When you say or hear the word 'tapestry', I'm sure a wall hanging of sorts comes to mind but tapestry fabric has been worn as clothing as far back as the middle ages in the era of castles and chivalry.  Tapestry in layman's terms is an intricate loom woven textile art that has been around for centuries, even dating back as far as the 3rd century BC as Greek tapestries have been discovered and

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Fabric Chat - The Return Of Chambray

Chambray is referred to as the 'old faithful' of fabrics.  It's been used for years to make men's work shirts but has gone from rugged to refined.  If you're not familiar with the characteristics of Chambray, here's the scoop.  Chambray is a fine lightweight fabric designed from cotton, woven with white threads across a colored warp. It can either be loom woven or combed & the weave can either be