I am smitten, completely, utterly, head-over-heels in love!
I'd happily use this (at a suitable scale, of course) for wallpapering a sunny bedroom or sitting room; I'd use it for clothing or for lining; for upholstering chairs; for draperies; and I would use it for modern or antique clothing from the late 18thC, forward, and historic accuracy be hanged. If I judge solely by my feelings, by how I reacted to this the instant I laid eyes on it, then it would be impossible to understand how anyone else could fail to be in love with it, too, and wish to use it everywhere for almost anything.
What astonishing timing! I was just editing my comment to add the below, between the clusters of asterisks, but when I hit, "Edit Comment" got the message that I can't edit because it has been replied to! *chuckle*. But yes, just one other color does make a big difference.
***No doubt the one has little or nothing to do with the other, but in the 18th century in this country one of if not the most common color combinations for quilt tops was green and red figures/shapes appliqued onto a white ground
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Green was a tricky color to print in the 18th century because there was no one dyestuff that could create it. The only way to have a true green was to combine blue from indigo with a yellow. The indigo would have been hand-painted on, and then the yellow would have been hand-painted, or a mordant block-printed (which then would have needed a dye bath).
Both red and black could be created by madder, so only two separate printings and one dye bath were needed.
That's all I have for now. I usually haven't been a fan of the red or red and black prints (not the best colors for me), but I would buy this in a heartbeat.
Thanks! Now that I know more about prints, I'm rather dissatisfied with most of the earlier ones I made. I imagine I'll feel the same way about these eventually, but for now it's an improvement at least! I may make an updated version of the purple flower that you liked, too.
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I am smitten, completely, utterly, head-over-heels in love!
I'd happily use this (at a suitable scale, of course) for wallpapering a sunny bedroom or sitting room; I'd use it for clothing or for lining; for upholstering chairs; for draperies; and I would use it for modern or antique clothing from the late 18thC, forward, and historic accuracy be hanged.
If I judge solely by my feelings, by how I reacted to this the instant I laid eyes on it, then it would be impossible to understand how anyone else could fail to be in love with it, too, and wish to use it everywhere for almost anything.
Absolutely charming.
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Adding another color really makes a big difference, doesn't it?
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But yes, just one other color does make a big difference.
***No doubt the one has little or nothing to do with the other, but in the 18th century in this country one of if not the most common color combinations for quilt tops was green and red figures/shapes appliqued onto a white ground ( ... )
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Both red and black could be created by madder, so only two separate printings and one dye bath were needed.
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That's all I have for now. I usually haven't been a fan of the red or red and black prints (not the best colors for me), but I would buy this in a heartbeat.
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