I guess you could call this "shirting," if you think anyone would want to sport a shirt decorated with skewered grasshoppers. (Well, I do know some guys who would like that, come to think of it!) I don't know what this image has to do with 1870-1890. If you know, please post a comment!This selvage photo was contributed by Elena McDowell from Raleigh, NC. She sees a lot of selvages, and she's keeping a keen eye out for the "good ones" for us. Thanks, Elena:)
It makes you want to check out her work at: www.quiltsbyelena.com and www.carolinasquirrel.etsy.com.
The dates mean it is a reproduction of fabrics made during that time period. There are a lot of civil war and earlier reproduction fabrics.
ReplyDeleteI know, because I searched out these fabrics when I was making my Dear Jane Quilt, which is a civil war era reproduction quilt
Karrin is right & there are a lot of funky shirtings from that period.
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Most appear to be dots, stripes, small flroals...
I like to use them as "lights" in my quilts instead of white on whites, cream on cream, etc.
Cricket playing billiards (not skewered cricket) was a reproduction shirting from that time period. It's one of my favorties
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