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29" and 36" vintage fabric

Old 02-18-2019, 09:09 AM
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29" wide fabric is probably 1950's to early 1960's (or maybe earlier). Some flour sacks and the such were also 29"/30" width, other's were 35"/36". That should give you some idea of the age of your vintage fabric. It reminds me of a dress my grandmother wore (which would have been early to mid 1950's).
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Old 02-18-2019, 10:52 AM
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It is green, there is also a cotton string woven right into the salvage, I wonder if it is for the print process. never saw that either! I just love to find out new things/old things LOL Thank You all who have replied, NOW what do with it? I have a total of 13ft.
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Old 02-18-2019, 02:35 PM
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use it for something where it will be seen- it's gorgeous!

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Old 02-18-2019, 03:49 PM
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You can't reliably date a fabric by it's width. Fabrics are more reliably dated by their prints or colors.
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Old 02-19-2019, 02:08 PM
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It would be a beautiful dress but seems you don’t have enough. Maybe a blouse?
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Old 02-19-2019, 05:04 PM
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A couple of links that may interest you


https://alivintagefabric.wordpress.c...d-information/

http://www.quilthistory.com/dating_quilts.htm
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Old 02-19-2019, 09:31 PM
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Thanks for sharing those links, oksewglad . . . very informational.
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Old 03-01-2019, 09:13 PM
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oksewglad thank you for those sites. very interesting!
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