60s or 70s maxi skirt?

[regan]

Hi everyone. This is one of my recent finds. It is a linen maxi skirt with floral embroidery and zips up with a metal zipper. Does it look 60s or 70s?

 

[Sky Ranch Vintage]

What a pretty skirt. Are you sure it isn't gauze?

 

[regan]

Hi, Thank you. I think it is too heavy to be gauze, I think it might be muslin instead of linen.

 

[Tabbyannabel]

It has a look of cheesecloth. What do you think?

 

[retro ruth]

It looks like cheesecloth to me as well. Which was very popular in the 70s, and possibly earlier - I remember wearing it as a kid.

 

[regan]

Hi all. The materiel is heavier than cheesecloth.

 

[Circa Vintage Clothing]

Early to mid '70s - I agree that it looks like cheesecloth. I haven't heard of a fabric that looks like that but is heavier, I guess it could be a kind of crinkled cotton.

 

[Coutureallure]

This is simply called crinkle cotton. Many fabrics can be treated to get this crinkled effect, from gauze to wool. And with those colors, it's 70s. Very pretty!

 

[joules]

Crinkled cotton gauze, for sure. The weights can vary, and agree with dating.

Check this out, it's in our brand new VFG Fabric Resource! Hurrah!
http://vintagefashionguild.org/cotton-or-cotton-like

 

[foofoogal]

Love wrinkled cotton gauze and remember it well.
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Love, love, love, love the fabric resource. Thanks to all the people involved in bringing this to us.

 

[Jonathan]

It looks like cotton crepe to me

 

[denisebrain]

I guess that would be jumbo, elephant or widewale corduroy from the look of your example and what you've said. Thank you for your help! The great part about this resource is that it can be updated and improved as we go along. I'm off to add to the corduroys.

 

[denisebrain]

...and apologies for this tangent on your thread Regan!

 

[joules]

Crinkled muslin, that is it, much better.

We are positively bursting with enthusiasm, for the new fabric resource!

 

[joules]

I was using muslin in the Aus./UK sense, but yes, I'd say crinkled cotton is very accurate.

 

[denisebrain]

Linn, I will start a thread, and I do not have the ability to move the discussion, so if you would, that would be good. Thanks!

Edit: Here's the thread http://forums.vintagefashionguild.org/threads/fabric-resource—regional-differences-in-terms.43889/

 

[Linn]

Done.

Linn

 

[Midge]

Wow, this just helped me too - I have a 1970s nightdress here that was made from a lighter but similarly treated cotton fabric!

Karin

 

[regan]

Thanks all for the great information.