Vintage Sputnik Era Barkcloth Satchel

Hey, Monkey is fooling around. There is this plastic-y stuff

called "Thermo-Web" that you can iron-on to fabric of all

kinds. I wanted this old barkcloth drapery fabric to be a bit

more wipe-off-able. The little zip bag and the overlay on the

bottom are Mexican oilcloth, with straps and the inside liner

of the coated cotton polkadots. Big and little pockets inside.

This fabric is from the 50s, about the same time as those

goofy boomerang plastic kitchen counter-tops. The pink is

that soft blush pink, and it is just right with the gray and

yellow and black and cream ground. Gray was hot back in

the day.

One More Barkcloth/Oilcloth Satchel.

This big satchel is made with my very favorite

of the vintage barkcloth fabrics. Big red and bold

chartreuse flowers. About 22 inches across and

18 inches high or so. Two pkts inside, one large

enough to hold the little matching zipper pursie.

Moda heavy red dotted oilcloth inside and on the

bottom and shoulder straps. Monkey is in the

Flow.