My 'dream' fabric line would start with these:
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late 19th Century
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from 1885 Schwabe & Son Manchester UK
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from 1883 McNaughton & Thorn, Manchester UK
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from 1881
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from 1884 Wood & Wright
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from 1885 Steel River
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from 1885 Schwabe & Son, Manchester UK
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from 1883 Ledeboer Bros. UK
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from 1882
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from 1900 Bourdon Legendre & Co, Paris
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from 1884
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from 1883
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from 1890 Schwabe & Son, Manchester
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from 1890
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from 1883 Grafton & Co, UK
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1881
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from 1885 American Print Works, MA US
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from 1890
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from 1885 Arnold Print Works, Mass. US
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from 1885 Steel River
These are a few of the 187 I've found, so far!
3 comments:
Oh Sally, where do you find these? And who says you can't be a designer? When you find a manufacturer to take you on, I'll take a bolt of each! I'm happy that I have a new mission when I peruse my favorite antique stores now. I'm always on the lookout for conversationals for Sally!
OMG!! Those fabrics are divine. What a wonderful collection you have going on!
Hi Wendy and Rhonda,
Aren't they wonderful? I'm afraid I've become obsessed!
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