Tapestry! (and brocade)

[utopia]

thread title edited to include brocade. though tapestry is actually used for clothing and accessories as well, though it is not as common as brocade I should think. still, I have seen quite a few shoes, handbags, and scarves with tapestry. I have a tapestry handbag from austria that is almost exactly like this one from ebay...with a floral motif woven into the fabric.

 

[MulletProof]

^love that dress, utopia

I always liked this prada skirt :

 

[jennifer~]

I love brocade. Years ago I attempted to make a brocade coat but sewing's harder than it looks sometimes. I may go on the hunt for one; this thread's rekindled my interest

 

[Lena]

both brocade and tapesty theme prints are HUGE and will remain very very hot for at least two season to come

great topic

 

[softgrey]

^love that dress, utopia

I always liked this prada skirt :

me too!...beautiful brocade...

and i love that tapestry bag utopia...so sweet...
the dress isn't showing for me...

(good plan with the topic title...imo... )

 

[highheels]

I figured with all the confusion between tapestry and brocade one of the mods would interveen, and since they have i will now post some pics of some beautiful brocade things .

 

[Alura]

I love brocade, there's something so luxurious about it! hmmmm, imaging living in the 18th century wearing brocade dresses.... I loved the fabrics of Miu Miu of f/w 2004, same with prada. I think brocade works so well with A-line skirts and coats!

 

[utopia]

I figured with all the confusion between tapestry and brocade one of the mods would interveen, and since they have i will now post some pics of some beautiful brocade things .

not interveening at all, post away

 

[liberty33r1b]

I have a tapestry handbag from austria that is almost exactly like this one from ebay...with a floral motif woven into the fabric.

hey, utopia, you wouldn't believe it, but i have the almost exact same bag (just a bit smaller and a bit more rectangular, but not much), bought in austria like 5 years ago!! it was from a very small antiquities shop, the owner, a nice lady, told me then that she had found it at a thrift shop in new york or paris, she didn't know excactly.....
it was actually quite expensive, but i fell in love with it right away, and it's really a treasure, isn't it?
i'll keep it forever!!!

 

[TheSweetest]

highheels did you see the cute little bag that matches the first coat you posted? I love it! they call is the tee room tapestry purse

 

[liberty33r1b]

cute!

 

[highheels]

No i didn't The Sweetest. It is very cute. Thank you.

 

[highheels]

pretty luxe brocade shoe and a small tapesrty bag.

 

[utopia]

^ that bag is gorgeous.

 

[impossibleprincess]

i love brocade. I wouldn't want a big statement piece, but maybe something like a brocade belt. That would be great. Or brocade gloves....I never usually wear gloves but that could look very different.

 

[*Happiness*]

I know this look is from before, but it is very new for me. Here are few pieces that i have fallen for. Please post pics on ones you like as well.

I really like the second one. It's classy.

 

[Emilie]

I've always loved the look of brocade coats, shoes and evening bags (not all at the same time naturally!). Usually you can find a decent collection of nice patterns in most fabric stores. I've bought a few types of brocade fabric before and turned them into evening bags. I would love to make a coat in a simple pattern though. This is stupid but I recently saw Princess Diaries 2 (i know it's lame but i love it!) and there were tons of brocade jackets in that movie!

 

[highheels]

We'll Emilie i will have to check that movie out just for that reason alone. I wore a beautiful brocade jacket today and the whole time i was thinking that i could have made it myself. So if you do make that coat definetly let us know here and over at the customations thread!

 

[Emilie]

^

hmmm.........now I have some motivation!

 

[highheels]

Here is a tapestry drawstring bag and a brocade purse. I'm not totally in love but they could be nice.