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Paintbrush print on a vintage inspired renaissance jacquard off white base. A very cool combo. Mid weight stretch cotton shirt or dress weight, a dress or pants.  Width: 60" Content: 97% cotton, 3% elastine Source: Italian deadstock 

This is the perfect drawstring luxury lounge pant fabric of pajama type ensemble. Yes it is 4 ply silk and feels amazing! Stripes run with selvedge. There are 2 x 3 yards cuts right on the line.  Width: 43" 100% silk designer surplus

Italian soft draping cotton linen shirting in a bright happy plaid print. Opaque shirt weight, from a men's shirting designer using Canclini shirting. Not really a dress weight but you could make it work will also drape on the bias, very soft and high quality. Width: 56" Content: 90% cotton, 10% linen Made in Italy, designer

Italian high quality designer print. Cotton is opaque suitable for voluminous summer dresses, shirts, gathered skirts, etc. Print is bright, happy, painterly. Lot's of great colors to pick up on. From company initials M M. Width: 58" Content: 100% cotton Made in Italy, designer surplus

Soft, very high quality cotton shirting, opaque. Light ivory beige with blue black African inspired design. Print is like a graphic design made with a marker, photographed and printed. It has a blurred line vibe with some imperfections. Shirts, light airy dresses.  Width: 58" Content: 100% cotton Italian designer surplus

A light weight nautical inspired denim twill, versatile for many garment types, skirts, pants, dresses, shirt jackets, great for all seasons. Has some body and soft drape. Italy, designer surplus 100% cotton Width: 62"

Sold by the repeat at 1 1/8 yards. This is from Vivienne Westwood's Anglomania Collection. RIP. This is a piece of history. Mesh is soft, thicker, and spongey. Quote from the Vivienne Westwood Foundation, ‘Buy Less, Choose Well and Make It Last’ 96% cotton, 4% elastine width: 52" Made in Italy

From Vivienne Westwood during her lifetime. RIP. Cotton voile print, opacity is 98%. A little more body than a typical voile. Base is a dark navy. Very nice quality. Width: 58" 100% cotton Made in Italy, pre RIP Westwood

From Italian company known for psychedelic prints. Easy to sew, you can serge directly -  sequined mesh with a little give lengthwise. A little transparency not much to worry about. You can treat like a woven and line to make a shift dress, caftan, great for tops with jeans, this is even more gorgeous in person. Pattern runs cross grain. Italian fashion deadstock, imported. 51" sequins/ 58"including mesh border

Price is for 3 and 3/4 yards Viscose crepe with a classic Italian palette and a mix of mid. century inspired graphics and floral patterning. Crepe is soft dress weight. From Clerici, Italy Width: 52" 100% viscose Italian designer surplus

Very soft with drape cotton shirting. The quality is excellent. Fine weave. Soft! Floral is on a black background. It is opaque, but light, slight sateen finish - subtle.  Width: 59" 100% cotton Italian designer surplus

A truly spectacular jacquard from Italy. Please look closely at the floral motif, it has dimensional layers and is indented into the base which is a black with gold specs showing through with some texture it is heavier kind of malleable like a duchess satin. The repeat is about 1 yard but it overlaps, I will cut on the yard. Suitable for jackets, coats, dresses, skirts.  Width: 59" 15% cotton, 35% viscose, 50% acetate Italy import

Silk soft organza with solid sateen stripes in green and blue with a gold edge, the black is semi sheer. Gorgeous! Stripes run crossgrain. Width: 35" Beverly Hills estate dressmaker archive vintage sales are final

Base is a bluish charcoal with mustard and gold stripes about 1/8" soft and slightly crisp. I burned it feels like silk could be rayon. Maybe a blend. The width tells us a lot. This is mill is most likely not around anymore. Width: 35" Beverly Hills dressmaker archive All vintage sales are final