Vintage Hawaiian Fabric - Where Can You Find this Hot Trend?One of the hottest trends right now in antique fabrics is vintage Hawaiian fabric, particularly from the 1950s and 1960s when Hawaii was becoming a state. Most Hawaiian fabric was printed on barkcloth, a textured cotton fabric. Reproduction fabrics today are still printed on barkcloth, however, so that is not a good indicator of age. While there are many reproductions available, sometimes finding authentic fabrics is more difficult. Here are some resources to help you on your search for vintage Hawaiian fabrics. eBayOkay - for those of you who are on this site a lot, you know I love eBay. You can really get some great finds there, if you know what to look for.When you are looking for vintage Hawaiian fabric, you need to ask the seller where they aquired the fabric. Was it sitting in granny's attic? Its probably authentic. Did they find it at a garage sale? Well, buy at your own risk. One trick that may help you decide if the fabric is really antique or not is to ask for a picture of the back side of the fabric. Many reproductions are printed - so it is obvious it a newer fabric. In general, vintage fabrics had the manufacturer's name printed on the selvege, another good sign of age. So - here is a listing of current eBay listings with search criteria that helps you find vintage Hawaiian fabrics a little easier.
Online StoresAnother place to search for vintage fabrics is online stores.One of my favorites is Revival Fabrics . She has some good information on antique fabrics as well. As I find more online stores I will add them here!
Second Hand StoresFinally, you can look in your second hand stores, like Goodwill, or vintage clothing stores. Sometimes you can find clothing made from vintage Hawaiian fabric that will be enough yardage for what you have in mind.One online vintage clothing stored for Hawaiian shirts is Leave "Vintage Hawaiian Fabric" and return to "Vintage Fabrics"
|
