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<p>[QUOTE="Joan, post: 4478549, member: 5398"]I'm puzzled about the country/region of origin of the fabrics in this dress (I bought it at a thrift store in rural Wisconsin). Maybe random pieces of material were sewn together by some creative person from the hippie-era (the seams are machine sewn). The style of needlework on the front inset piece looks familiar, but I've looked online and can't find anything exactly like it (I'm only guessing that it might be Guatemalan). The blue pinstripe material is kind of thick and possibly hand loomed (the vertical seam allowances show that it had a woven border design that was cut off). The material in the last photo looks like an ikat design. Any opinions and comments about the origin of the materials are appreciated. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]388594[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]388595[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]388596[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Joan, post: 4478549, member: 5398"]I'm puzzled about the country/region of origin of the fabrics in this dress (I bought it at a thrift store in rural Wisconsin). Maybe random pieces of material were sewn together by some creative person from the hippie-era (the seams are machine sewn). The style of needlework on the front inset piece looks familiar, but I've looked online and can't find anything exactly like it (I'm only guessing that it might be Guatemalan). The blue pinstripe material is kind of thick and possibly hand loomed (the vertical seam allowances show that it had a woven border design that was cut off). The material in the last photo looks like an ikat design. Any opinions and comments about the origin of the materials are appreciated. [ATTACH=full]388594[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]388595[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]388596[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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