Re: source for Chinese fabric

["M. Geiss-Mooney" <mgmooney@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi all - You might want to post a request on www.fabrics.net (go to the
site and then click on "Looking for fabric" line and then follow the
directions). I am amazed at the responses I have received within a 48
hour period for all sorts of different types and yardage requirements
that I have needed in the past year.
Regards,
Meg Geiss-Mooney
Textile/Costume Conservator
in rainy northern California

> Bonnie Halvorson wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> I am looking for a source for fabrics which incorporate traditional
> Chinese motifs.  I have already consulted our regular suppliers at the
> Boston Design Center (Scalamandre, Old World Weavers, etc.) and also
> have had no luck in Boston's Chinatown, or on the web.
> 
> We are looking for a replacement for a late 19th C. blue voided velvet
> with a traditional pattern of peonies with peaches, butterflies, and
> bats. I'm not looking to match it exactly, but would be happy if we
> could find something that was of similar scale and colour. As we only
> need a small amount of fabric, we are looking for a stock fabric
> available by the yard.
> 
> Any advice on retail stores, or mail-order/internet sources would be
> most appreciated. Thank you,
> 
> Bonnie Halvorson
> Associate Conservator of Textiles
> Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA