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I love this material. It’s a print my parents picked up in Singapore, I think, maybe 30 years ago.
And I don’t know what to do with it.
I’m long gone since the age I could have gotten away with it hanging on a wall. Yet it seems a crime to cut it up.
Suggestions? Otherwise it goes back in a box, which has clearly helped it keeps its vibrancy.
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This is a tough one. The print is so vibrant, but it is difficult to use in a garment or decorative item. If you want to avoid cutting it up, the best idea I have is to make a woman’s kimono style robe.
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Thank you. It’s certainly an option. I’d need to measure how much there is.
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Yes, knowing the quantity is necessary.
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And what interior design police say you can’t put it on a wall? I’d be looking for a small area where it could look like wallpaper, covering it, maybe framed out with a black lacquer-look finished wood. Stunning fabric!
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Unfortunately it wouldn’t go with anything, but it’s an idea
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That is phenomenal. Always think these materials would make nice waistcoat backs (thought perhaps this would be a bit loud for me!) You could use it as a panel but you’ll need some equally luxurious fabrics to stand up against it. Could you hem it into a simple but interesting shape for hanging so it isn’t just a square?
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An internal lining is an idea, if I weave some fabric to make some clothing item.
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How big it is? I can tell you how I’d use it if I were still living in Italy: just wrap it around my hips or chest if going to the beach, though from the look of it it may be just
Otherwise, maybe “chinch” it and wear it as a scarf? It is just that I can’t tell how big it is. I agree that cutting would be paniful!
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It’s 114cm x 193cm. It’d be fine a s a table cloth but you’d be mad if anything spilled on it.
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ooh, that would definitely do for what in Italy we call a “pareo”, basically like a sarong skirt, but wrapped around the neck. Not sure whether that is your style! BUT, folded over and wrapped around the hips would work for men too, should you enjoy a beach holiday somewhere warm.
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😆 forgotten what a holiday is! Keeping my fingers crossed for July August but…
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Depending on the size, I agree with the comment above that it would look amazing on the wall set off with a black lacquered frame. I would probably back it with a plain fabric and use it as a throw. A lot depends on your current décor of course.
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I hadn’t thought of using it for a throw. I think it needs to be something that doesn’t get washed frequently as I would be concerned for the print.
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Maybe over the back of a sofa.
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I think wrapped within it your love for your parents and I agree cutting would only destroy it and the feelings and meaning you have for it. One option, keep as is and use it on special occasions for you such wrapping in it while relaxing, reading a book, coffee or tea with a friend, etc. Then return to chest for safe keeping. A beautiful piece can be cherished and shared forever! 😊
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