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Post by firefighter on Mar 20, 2007 21:02:05 GMT 10
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Post by Don Ricardo on Mar 20, 2007 23:08:56 GMT 10
Hi Gay,
I'm on a similar hunt myself, except that I'm hoping to find 40's material!! However, my wife looks quite unimpressed when I start talking about curtains for the van!
I've tried the Spotlight approach too...and failed! I never know how anybody finds anything in there! Anyway, a couple of leads which may or may not be useful to you:
First, there is a gallery shop in Beechworth which also sells older style material for patchwork, etc...a lot of flowery type material with small patterns in a range of colours. Similar to what I'm looking for but haven't found the colours I need to be a bit authentic for our van. Whether or not this shop can help you depends on what you're looking for I guess... If you happen to be heading in the Beechworth direction at some point (great place for a V V getaway) I can give you a mud map to help you find it.
The second lead is a bit of a long shot. There is a dusty old shop up at the Parliament end of Bourke Street (Melbourne CBD) on the northern side, with windows full of old bolts of material. I've never actually been there when the shop is open but it always looks like it might be a possibility to me. Some of the material looks like it's been there since Adam was a boy. I think its strictly a 9-5, Monday to Friday shop, or possibly even more restricted hours. In my imagination it's run by a little old man in his 90's with a white beard!! Let me know what it's like if you decide to check it out.
Regards,
Don Ricardo
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2007 0:49:00 GMT 10
a coupla pics of curtain fabrics that Ditzy & I are considering for our "WEE-KENDA" project:  50's fabric with a "kitchen" theme purchased from a woman whose husband used to make ali caravans in the late 50's early 60's ......she used to make the curtains, and still had some left over fabric.  1940's style "floral" fabric which we may also use, depending on colour schemes for the interior..... Mark |
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Post by dosse on Mar 25, 2007 7:24:39 GMT 10
G'Day All VVs Lovers
There is just too words ( Garage Sales ). We are lucky to live in a
large town so there is no shortage of garage sales happening every weekend, Things
that can be obtained is absolutely endless for our hobby of restoring right-through to
fitting-out in the style you wish. Yes even curtin material and often very cheap .
Happy hunting. Regards David dosse.
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Post by firefighter on Apr 5, 2007 21:00:03 GMT 10
  Hey Don & anybody else looking for old material for curtins or furnishings for your van , went to this shop yesterday & we bought 6 mts of bark cloth made between early to mid 60s still had original lapel in yards on it ,96 % of Nola,s stock is original .  she is a nice lady & nothing is any trouble to her  Nola Hargreaves trading as Flashback 50s 60s 70s Vintage Fabric 79 High st Northcote Melbourne Wed_Sun 12 noon to 5 pm 03 94821899 mobile 0421 345 322 Web www.vintagefabric.com.auE Mail vinfab@alphalink.com.au Geoff ;D ;D ;D ;D ps might put a photo of the material on the forum tomorrow  Nola,s about to up grade her web site 
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Post by firefighter on Jun 26, 2007 20:00:30 GMT 10
HI new old stock material still had the old yards tag on the roll  original early 60s curtins  new curtins are now up in the van ......old curtins still in good nick for sale if anybody interered send us a P M F/F ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by hilldweller on Feb 4, 2012 16:43:04 GMT 10
Thanks for the link to this Don Ricardo. Further to the discussion on Seeshell's Blue Flyer thread, it seems we already have a curtain thread  Let's see if this post brings it up to the top.... Yes it did! So come on people, show us your retro curtains! No idea what the original curtains were in my van or how they were attached etc, but this is what the new ones will look like, with fabric recycled from 1960s (or thereabouts) sleeping bags.   3 sleeping bags = 1 set of curtains for a 14ft van. I was very lucky to find three the same, albeit with varying degrees of fading, on Trademe (NZ's answer to Ebay). I like them because the pics are obviously New Zealand designs without being OTT Kiwiana, and I think the colours are cool. |
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Post by greedy53 on Feb 4, 2012 17:00:35 GMT 10
dont know if this will help we went to spotlight and found a ton of it repo designs and modern
good luck
steve
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Post by barkpaint on Feb 4, 2012 21:35:45 GMT 10
Happy to say this thread has given myself and 90 year old mum a new subject for discussion. The old girl is not too well at present but discussing the old days is keeping her mind active.
The most obvious thing with fabric, ie. curtaining, was the lack of same after ww2, due to rationing. Some things were difficult to come by, fabric being one but sheets and dyes were readilly available. This applied in the average household, so possibly this affected caravans as well......we had watermelon pink curtains on every window. Most of mums friends went for very bright colours when possible after the dismal colours in war time.
But if you had the money, blinds and white net were the thing to have.....tommorrow we discuss the 50s
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Post by Franklin1 on Feb 4, 2012 21:38:07 GMT 10
There's an American website which exists to help people restoring Airstreams. The website has a section for locating bits and pieces that people may be looking for... Parts, Services and SuppliesIf you work down the index on the left, you'll eventually come across some links to fabric suppliers in the US. Some of the links don't work anymore, but those that do will help you to understand what sort of colours, patterns, etc might work with your van. -------------------------------------------------- For researching appropriate fabrics and designs here in Australia, the National Library of Australia has their Trove website. Lots of old newspapers, magazines, etc have been digitised and are available for viewing online. For example, if you wanted to have a look at all the Australian Womens Weekly magazines between 1960 and 1969, so that you could get a feel for fashions and furnishings during that time period, then you would search for them on Trove, or you would just click on this link.  Editions are available from 1933 until 1982. I haven't explored all the magazine titles available, but I guess if they've got the Weekly, then Woman's Day mags and maybe Better Homes and Gardens, or New Idea mags, might also be available there. When you find something suitable, can you buy it for me? Save me all the hassle... cheers, Al. |
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Post by barkpaint on Feb 4, 2012 21:50:37 GMT 10
I am drooling over the American vintage prints.... aloha etc......
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Post by hilldweller on Feb 6, 2012 6:39:27 GMT 10
Happy to say this thread has given myself and 90 year old mum a new subject for discussion. The old girl is not too well at present but discussing the old days is keeping her mind active. The most obvious thing with fabric, ie. curtaining, was the lack of same after ww2, due to rationing. Some things were difficult to come by, fabric being one but sheets and dyes were readilly available. This applied in the average household, so possibly this affected caravans as well......we had watermelon pink curtains on every window. Most of mums friends went for very bright colours when possible after the dismal colours in war time. But if you had the money, blinds and white net were the thing to have.....tommorrow we discuss the 50s Interesting about the post-war fabric shortage. So when did the gingham look come in? Was that the 50s? For those looking at US sites for fabric you might also want to keep an eye on Trademe. I've seen some lovely barkcloth on there from time to time and I suspect prices would tend to be lower than in the US. |
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Post by barkpaint on Feb 7, 2012 22:04:03 GMT 10
Some interesting sidelines on the dying of fabric...mum was able to dye sheets as her new house, approx 1946, had a gas copper, therefore she could dye fabric successfully as she had temp control, unlike a wood copper.
We discussed gingham, she thought this became available pre 1953, possibly late 1940s, the bright colours again appealed to the ladies. The gingham was tough wearing, could be washed easily in the copper... I never had the pleasure of using a copper(?) but I did get a wringer for a christmas present once..he won't do that ever again....There was a wonderful store in Richmond, Melbourne, where fabrics were available at discount prices, it was called Dimmeys... found out there is one in Ballarat.
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Post by Don Ricardo on Feb 8, 2012 16:03:02 GMT 10
Hi Barkpaint,
Dimmeys started as a drapery business in 1853 under the name of Dimelow & Gaylard at 140 Swan Street, Richmond...and they still have a store at the same location, which is pretty amazing.
The current store was built in 1907 after a fire, so it's the same store that your mother would have visited. The clock tower with the orb on top is a real landmark in Swan Street, and I would be a bit surprised if you hadn't passed it at some stage or other. Now Dimmeys have stores in Victoria, Tasmania, NSW, Queensland and one in South Oz.
Don Ricardo
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Post by barkpaint on Feb 8, 2012 18:55:05 GMT 10
We have certainly got off track on vintage fabrics for v.vans, but wonderful to be able let mum know Dimmeys still trade..I remember as a child going to Richmond on the tram, the shop and clock tower. They also had an overhead cord system where the ladies put your money and docket in a cylinder, it went around the store and returned to you with your change.. kept all the kids amused. Mum was/is a great hoarder, hope to check her stash one day, there may be some caravan curtaining in there...we hope.
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Post by barkpaint on Feb 9, 2012 12:57:57 GMT 10
Here is a hint.... lining your cushion covers, for squabs, will help them wear better. When I covered our seat cushions, I left the original vinyl and cotton covers in place of lining. The new outer layer is wearing well, we have the benefit of the vinyl for any spills, the chenille covering wipes clean easily. On the back I used a denim, being cotton based, it breathes.
Our new curtains were an end of roll cotton, managed to get block out lining cheaply from opp shops, as only short lengths were required.
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