Christmas Cheer

It’s a little too warm to really feel like Christmas, but I am starting to decorate a little.

One of my favorite decorations is this vintage fabric.  I don’t normally decorate with gold, but during the Christmas season it seems appropriate.  I bought this at an antique store probably 20 years ago.  The store owner told me that it was a piece of French drapery material from the 1920s.  He said it was silk, but the thick lumpy yarn seems like an extravagant use of silk to me – I would think it could be rayon instead.

I just love the strong contrasts in this fabric – the traditional design worked in the unusual slubby yarn, and the thick dull red yarn contrasted with the thin shiny golden thread.

I have often used this fabric for a tree skirt, but it also looks great on a table.  Here I have added some little winter candle-holders that were my grandmother’s, and an arrangement of greenery from the yard.

I am still having lots of trouble with my pictures not auto-fitting to the blog.  I never had that problem before this latest “improvement” to the media upload process.  Maybe Santa will fix it for Christmas!