I think there is a connection  between those of us so touched by these historic antique textiles and being an empath...I've always felt things more deeply...things have always been more profound...I was affected by things in a different way than most...I took on others pain...highly sensitive to energies...attitudes and vibes...it makes my perceptions of the world much different...and that bleeds into my love and passion for vintage textiles...I've always been obsessed they say...he's always been a bit touch they'd whisper...a freak someone would scream...as I simply walked my walk...my love for old things was stronger for my need to want to care...I was drawn to beauty...I was drawn to things that screamed MY NANA at me...I was connecting with my nana with each piece of barkcloth I would touch...it was as if she was with me more in spirit in the fibers of old cottons that got me through the hard times...surrounding myself with that softness and beauty of her old draperies in her Brielle bungalow at the Jersey Shore...nourished me...these textiles replenish my soul...the touch and feel of each texture...photographing the antique beauty through the modern lens of a camera...showcasing the artist who's delicate eye created such art...my empathic abilities once the cause for my pains...now the celebration of my uniqueness and for the small circle of us who help soften a hard world...a genuine medium weight cuddlecloth...one of the thickest and most treasured of the barkcloth textures...the difference back then was of quality and price...which determined where a fabric would be sold...the cuddlecloths were higher end and commanded a much wealthier influential client over being sold by the yard at the local Five & Dime...they were found at estate sales all around america's richest zip codes on the 60's -2000's...the elite version of the cottage style...these aristocratic textile patterns of drapery often paired with coordinating wallpaper...often floral on floral or floral and stripe combinations that lent very much to the cottage dwelling garden room allure...layering more coordinating linens on beds and coordinating boudoir chairs and chaises...so cuddlecloth is nothing to overlook...it showcases a specific texture in all of my pics...to those who have the passion and eye...they will see it immediately...as this is the calling of the true shabby chic hearts who search to the end of the earth for this great stuff...

This offering is for ONE extraordinary collectible drapery panel that is ready to hang...I have an exact match also available!...But I'm gonna say the lucky owner of this rare cottage beauty will make some smashing pillows no doubt! A pure and distinct heavy weight soft creamy cotton cuddlecloth...a strikingly beautiful shabby chic latte cream ground with neoclassical beach house vibes in color and pattern...a slight french appeal with the scrolls of ribbons cascading...but the old fashioned colors of pinks...coral peaches and rustic pinks...creamy baby blue is an unexpected twist...lemon and banana yellows...lavender grays...avocado limes...minty lime...chocolate and with white accents...in brand new vintage condition...not a blemish on any of it...pretty amazing stuff here...expect FLAWLESS...Measures 23 inches wide at pleats...45 inches wide at bottom width and 76 inches long. Expect so unused and brand new...you may think you've been transported back in time.