The terms Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Victorian, 19thCentury, Arts and Crafts, etc.,
seem to be liberally applied these days... to indicate "OLD"!
When Himself goes cruising on-line at Craigslist or Freecycle, things get loud
/ incredulous / hilarious on a regular basis, .
The staff person who
Two or three weeks ago, I emailed the Whole 9 Yards about any Art
Nouveau drapery fabrics they might have. They very kindly sent me two
batches of swatches. Unfortunately, I wouldn't describe more than one
swatch as plausibly Art Nouveau and that was in colors that won't go
with our decor.
So, we had a trip north today and stopped by The Whole 9 Yards to see, as we
had never heard of it, and fabric stores are few and far between here… it is
gorgeous, VERY easy to find and has a small amount of off-street parking
(important in that part of town). Very impressive displays (as far
Thanks, I just emailed them.
Fran
On 12/17/2015 12:56 PM, Agnes Gawne wrote:
Frances:
The Whole 9 Yards fabric store in Portland had a great selection of Art
Nouveau and Arts and Craft type drapery textiles last time I was in there.
The good news is no sales tax in Oregon, the bad news, the
