Sally Buntin has been collecting Vintage Fabrics for
many years. Recently, she decided to begin sharing her collection by
making one-of-a-kind creations for sale to those who appreciate vintage
textiles.
Sally was inspired by the talents of her mother and her grandmother,
whose name, Selma, she proudly uses as her label. Her creations are
drawn primarily from fabrics that date from the 1930's to the 1960's.
Barkcloth is a fabric that figures prominently in Sally's work. Also
known as Cretonne from the town in France from which it was originally
imported, the fabric was christened "barkcloth" by American
manufacturers in the 1920's to indicate its nubby texture. Barkcloth
was a popular medium in the 1930's for that era's tropical prints and
later became associated with a certain "Folk Art" sense as it
frequently pictures scenes ranging from circuses to the American West
to nautical themes. In the 1950's, barkcloth prints combined the
natural elements of leaves and feathers with geometric forms and then
on to boomerangs, flying saucers, cocktail glasses, etc.
These fabrics have been saved from extinction by modern collectors like
Sally, who goes a step further in using them to make decorative and
functional creations for your enjoyment.
