By The Bolt

Fjorn Textile Patterns

Scandinavian week! Various Scandinavian textile designers available at Fjorn.

Kashidakari (aka Kastui or Kastooi) Embroidery

Learn about Kashidakari here:
kamat.com
clickhubli.com
indian-embroidery.com

Buy the book here:
mobipocket.com

Rajasthani Banjara Style

Learn about "banjara" style of clothing here:
appliquework.com
computerisedembroidery.com

Buy banjara style skirts here:
indiascraft.com

Silk Saris

Indian Attire has some nice simple silk saris at decent prices (not as cheap as buying directly in India, but better prices than most online sari shops).

Ikat recently went through a run of popularity with mags like Domino giving it press, famous designers making expensive clothing from it and chain home furnishings stores like Pottery Barn carrying it on their pillows shelves. My favorite kind of ikat is from Orissa (top photo).

Buy ikat here:
oneworldtextiles.com.au/page/1120854
indokain.com

Learn about ikat here:
lib.uconn.edu
smith.edu
wovensouls.com

Rajasthani Bandhani Print

Indian "tie dye." Read more about bhandhani here and buy here and here!

Indian Block Print Fabric

I'll be featuring prints from India this week. Check out these great hand-printed block prints from Gamthi.com.

Share Your Fabric!

Got a great vintage fabric collection you want to share? An etsy fabric shop? Make your own fabric? Sell cool fabric on ebay? Let me know and I will post your patterns here!

Drop me a line at bythebolt(DOT)gmail(DOT)com, with a link (and/or pictures) and I will make you famous (well, hopefully... at least famous to my blog readers).

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...more than just Eames fabric. Eamesfabric.com has a good selection of fabric from famous 50s designers like Girard, Nelson, and Andersen. $105 USD/ yard, which is like 5 Euros now for a yard...