Vintage Fabrics, A Response to a Question
Sally, a second year textiles student from the UK, wrote to ask me to explain why vintage fabrics are becoming more popular.
Here is my answer:
I don’t believe that vintage fabrics are becoming more popular, as they are in short supply. However, reproductions of vintage fabrics are very popular with American quilters who like to re-create the look of antique quilts.
Where there is a demand, manufacturers respond, and where there is a supply, quilters will buy, if they have a reason to do so, such as a good pattern from the past. Many old quilts are being used as resources to create new patterns for sale, and to attain the look of “vintage,” new fabrics that utilize old designs are being marketed.
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