Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Mystery Fabric

I went to a rummage sale this week. I think it was a hoarder sale. There were bags and boxes unpacked and tables full of stuff. Everything was sort of grimy and it seemed like maybe it was the daughter of whomever owned the house. Usually I don't like dirty but there was a lot of vintage fabric and she said I could fill a bag for $5. So I've been listing them today and have this cute piece that I can't figure out. I thought I'd see if my blogger pals could help. To me it looks kind of like Chinese lanterns but also kind of like robots. Or maybe it's just an abstract design.


Here are a couple others I've listed today. My Mom used to sew and she worked in a fabric shop for many years. I'm not much of a sewer but I like fabric and Project Runway!



8 comments:

  1. Looks like little robots to me!

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    1. Thanks CindyLou. Robots are cool. I hope that's what it is. I put robots and chinese lanterns in the title. Let the buyer decide :)

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  2. I agree with robots...and it looks Japanese to me. But don't ask me why!

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    1. I picture it made into a little boys button down shirt in the 50s :)

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  3. Those fabrics are AMAZING. I LOVE the last one, LOVE it. I'm sure all three are Japanese, and I think the first is temple lanterns but they are pretty abstracted. http://www.pinterest.com/dermogopher/japanese-brass-temple-lanterns/

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    1. Thanks for the link. It does look similar.

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  4. Yeah..they look like little robots or something to me too. Very cool. Ever since Jay and Ryanne talked about fabrics, I'm always looking for them! LOL

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