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 Vintage Fabrics
I love old things. Specifically, I love the fabrics from the mid  1930's to the 1960's and I love to collect them. These are vintage  fabrics; in the real sense of the word. Not some copy of a "vintage fabric", but the real thing. I find them at estate sales, yard sales and acquire some from private collections.

But I am not a hoarder, so I am making shirts out of these beautiful,  limited edition fabrics for those who also appreciate authentic, old  things.

"Trivet" and "Everglades" by Puritan and "Alhambra" by Imperial are bark fabrics; a soft, thick, slightly textured fabric so named because it has a rough surface like that of tree bark. They are pre-shrunk (as stated on the selvage). I am estimating all of them to be from the late 1950's.

The other two fabrics are upholstery weight fabrics (neither is marked with name or brand) but they look great in a shirt. These, I estimate, are from the earlier 1950's or perhaps late 40's. I use the vintage fabric for the front panels of the shirt and the balance is fashioned out of a beautiful, modern, black Kona fabric, 100% cotton, pre-shrunk.

Shirts are available in men's small, medium and large for $125. Sizes extra large and xx-large are $150. They are machine washable (I've tested them myself) but I recommend professional cleaning once in a while. No dry cleaning.