~*~Hello and thank you for looking~*~
This wonderful textile is a fully intact piece of antique French ticking , this textile was used to cover a bed or day bed! The edges show the original holes with rust marks surrounding them, where this textile was once nailed to a bed or day bed! ~*~ This is a lovely large piece! ~ The little holes run along all sides and each corner has a square cut away for the corners of the bed! The body of this textile has a worn area with holes in that spot ( please see photographs) so this piece is ideal for many projects! STUNNING brown, red neutrals !! ~ This textile has a wonderful texture and would be glorious used as a day bed cover, upholstery fabric, pillows, lampshades etc!~ it is freshly laundered and ready to use!!~ So much wonderful fabric. ( ticking 378)
MEASUREMENTS: This piece measures : 92 inches long by 70 inches wide! So much fabric ~ Each corner has a piece that measures approx. 14inches by 9 inches cut away and the rust marks and little nail holes so this should be taken into consideration in your project measurements ~*~
CONDITION : This ticking is freshly laundered and ready to use. Please see above for more condition details. ~* ~
~*~The word ticking , is derived from the Latin word Tica, which means casing! These textiles were usually used to cover mattress and daybed covers which were, in most cases, filled with feathers~ Ticking fabric has been used for centuries because of tis strength and durability , which make it a very practical fabric ( and beautiful! ). There are some very tiny rust marks on this piece~ These ticking fabrics are also wonderful when combined with antique toiles, small and large scale antique florals and other ticking stripes ~*~