Fabulous Barkcloth: Home Decorating Textiles from the '30s, '40s, & '50s

by Loretta Smith Fehling

This volume pictorially documents many of the outstanding textiles used in homes from the 1930s to the 1950s. Barkcloth, a type of dense, textured cotton weave, was often used in draperies or slipcovers of the era. In recent years, barkcloth has enjoyed a renaissance, now seen covering photo albums, hat boxes, vintage luggage, lampshades, purses, and pillows. More and more modern designers are using vintage barkcloth as inspiration for today's textiles...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764308378
• ISBN13: 9780764308376
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Schiffer Craft
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 10.9"