Bloomcraft – Raffia/Wedgewood| Showroom Memo Samples | (3) 17’’ x 17'' Squares

Complex Basket Weave | Heavy Weight Cotton/Polyester Blend Fabric

Item Description.  Beautiful, high quality, vintage Bloomcraft fabric cut into 17 in x 17.25 in. squares with surge stitching around the edges to discourage raveling of the textile.  These were originally showroom memo used by designers for color matching and customer approval.  Each has a small label (2’’ x 4’’)  in the bottom right hand corner affixed to the fabric with a pressure sensitive adhesive and sewn along two sides.  In most but not all cases, the labels are removed easily with little or no residual tack left on the fabric since the adhesives are oxidatively unstable and these fabric samples are over 25 years old.  Residual adhesive may be removed by blotting the fabric surface with a clean microfiber towel moistened with an appropriate non-polar solvent such as hexane. 

Manufacturer.  Bloomcraft

Manufacturer Style.  Raffia

Manufacturer Color.  Wedgewood

Application.  Drapery, upholstery, crafts, and other home décor applications. 

Content.  55% cotton, 45% polyester

Textile Type.  An irregular, unbalanced basket weave which yields a highly textured and visually interesting fabric. 

Design Details. Multicolored yarns and the irregular weave create a complex surface texturing leading to a pebbly appearance with the widest slubs running in the warp direction. 

Sample Dimensions (width x height).  17 in. x 17 in. There will some variation in the dimensions (0.5 in to .75 in.) between squares.  Some squares may have biased cuts.    

Number of Samples.  3

Total Weight.  7.5 oz. 

Notes.  Fabric has a cool, soft, textured, and rich hand, fantastic drape, and a slight surface luster. 

*A note about color reproduction.  Color is subjective.  Any descriptors used to characterize color must to taken as a suggestion only, and not as definitive. Color reproduction is massively difficult and color management in most devices is implemented poorly.  Apple devices handle color reasonably well.  Microsoft Windows devices are all over the place; the same applies to Android devices.   Those with Windows PC’s are strongly encouraged to enable Windows Color Management and install updated monitor drivers or download the ICC color space specific to the monitor and then configure Windows Color Management properly.  If you are unsure how to check or configure, I am willing to assist.  Unless a calibrated monitor is used, I recommend resetting the monitor back to factory standard configurations.  For most flat screen monitors, color settings should be set to 5000K, daylight, or warm and the brightness setting should be high.  For Android devices, the brightness adjustment slider should be pushed to the right.  Any “night” or “bed time” view settings which automatically filter much of the color blue on all platforms should be disabled.   Otherwise, your eyes may be deceiving you, and, most likely, are!

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