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What on earth is barkcloth?
Last Post May 22, 2009 5:58 PM by: youputitoutthere
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tommortimer
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What on earth is barkcloth?

Sep 17, 2002 9:17 PM
Hi there!
I just found this forum. This is great!
I am constantly looking for and buying curtains on Ebay. I keep seeing auctions with "Barkcloth" in them. I have never heard of this term in my life!! So as Ricky Ricardo always said, "Splain it to me, Lucy!"
Thanks in advance!

Sue Ann
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pins-n-needles
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Re: What on earth is barkcloth?

Sep 6, 2004 4:10 PM
Well I'll give it a go.

I've seen fabric that is called "Birch Bark" - it is either rayon or a rayon blend - it has a natural color with black flecks - it's meant to resemble a birch tree's bark. The fact is - it's not REALLY barkcloth - not if you go by a very strict interpretation to define barkcloth.

Without a close up photo of your fabric - front and back, I can't tell you for sure what you've got.

As for barkcloth faille - it's two entirely separate things so it's something that someone invented...probably a seller who had a faille and wanted to try and sell it as a barkcloth.

Barkcloth is and always will be a momie weave. Faille is a ribbed weave - looks like grosgrain ribbon.

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cru*fabuleux
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Re: What on earth is barkcloth?

Nov 12, 2004 2:11 PM
I hope you can help me! I have two questions on the NAVT that have been there for a day and no answers. So here it is. Someone said this could be barkcloth, Is it, or if you need a better pic I can get one for you.
FRONT


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durhamwood
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Re: What on earth is barkcloth?

Apr 28, 2005 11:43 AM
Pins - thank you so much for your detailed explanation, the beautiful photos of the barkcloth. I just tuned in to the discussion boards and am thrilled. For yrs, no one has been able to explain what barkcloth is, or at least one that I could catch on to and so much fabric out there is labeled barkcloth but is not which really confused me. Thanks so much!!!! Di in Calif
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kellyww
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Re: What on earth is barkcloth?

May 2, 2005 11:07 AM
I have this item , I was given to sell by a client.
I was told it's bark cloth. It is rough and very textures.
unfortunely, the owner did not store it properly and it refuses to lie flat.
I'm afraid to do anything to it, that might lessen it 's value.
The front ( a ground hog and a bird)
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The back
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Thanks for any help in confirming that this is Barkcloth.


Kelly
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pins-n-needles
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What on earth is barkcloth?

May 2, 2005 2:41 PM
That is tapa - REAL barkcloth - not the barkcloth fabric that we are all looking for, but the 'real deal' - usually made by South Pacific native peoples by pounding strips of bark.

I would market that as a primitive art tapa wall hanging...

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mountaingirlsales
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What on earth is barkcloth?

Jul 29, 2005 8:47 PM
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WONDERFUL DESCRIPTION AND THE HISTORY OF "BARKCLOTH". I WAS SO CONFUSED UNTIL I READ YOUR INFORMATION AND LOOKED AT THE PICTURES YOU INCLUDED!!STEPHANIE
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melanielefevre
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What on earth is barkcloth?

Aug 19, 2005 10:40 AM
Great thread. I am fascinated with barkcloth but have found such great variations in cost!? Would love to find resources for the original tapa. Is it not African also, in addition to South Pacific? Melanie
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pins-n-needles
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What on earth is barkcloth?

Jan 23, 2006 2:08 PM
Giving this a bump as it is being discussed again.





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theolfarmhouse
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What on earth is barkcloth?

Feb 17, 2006 2:45 PM
Is this barkcloth? Nobody seems to know what it is.

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They are either from Hawaii Or Japan from the early 1940s. They were sent home to my husband's grandma from her soldier husband during WWII. The material is very coarse and kinda feels like raffia or straw. Any ideas?
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theolfarmhouse
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What on earth is barkcloth?

Feb 17, 2006 2:45 PM
OOPS...

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pins-n-needles
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What on earth is barkcloth?

Feb 17, 2006 3:19 PM
NO.

Likely linen or cotton - looks like a loose plain weave plaid.





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theolfarmhouse
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What on earth is barkcloth?

Feb 17, 2006 4:54 PM
Could linen or cotton be quite stiff and coarse? They don't feel like fabric, more like raffia or something. That's why I'm so stumped! :)
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psychoshopr
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What on earth is barkcloth?

Mar 25, 2006 5:13 PM
I have about 3,000 yards of this stuff in my house (various patterns) but does anyone know how much its worth? It's gorgeous,I made some bags and pillows and stuff but don't know HOW to sell, a yard, a bolt? Anyone out there know?
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ilkachase
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What on earth is barkcloth?

Mar 26, 2006 5:57 AM
3,000 yards!? What's your address? :^O

Sounds like heaven, to me! I would love to see a few pictures, of-course.

With that much yardage, I would think you could do an auction with a fixed price per yard, allowing buyers to chose how many yards they wish to purchase. Hold on for the more experienced fabric sellers to advise you!


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What on earth is barkcloth?

Apr 1, 2006 2:46 PM
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