Indigo Blossom Vines — Vintage Chinese Blue Printed Cotton
A narrow vintage blue-and-ivory cotton length with delicate blossoms linked by continuous curling vines. Approx. 51 cm wide, 220 cm available; buy 2 metres and receive the final 20 cm free.
Sold by the metre — limited 220 cm original length
Width: approx. 51 cm · Recorded total: approx. 220 cm
- 1 metre
- One metre (100 cm) from this vintage length
- 2 metres + 20 cm free
- Two metres plus remaining 20 cm free: receive the complete 220 cm length
One continuous piece, subject to current Etsy stock. A 2 m order receives the full 220 cm including the final 20 cm free, only while the complete length remains available.
- Object ID
- TA-NT-0037
- Origin
- Nantong · Attributed to Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China; precise origin unverified
- Period
- Estimated mid-20th century
- Dating confidence
- estimated
- Material
- Older cotton with visible yarn slubs and a homespun appearance; spinning and weaving methods not independently authenticated
- Dimensions
- Approx. 51 cm / 20.1 in wide; 220 cm / 86.6 in continuous length in total; sold by the metre
- Technique
- Blue-and-ivory resist-style printing, production process and dye composition unverified · Traditional narrow-width cotton weaving (owner attribution)
- Pattern
- Continuous curling floral vines (chanzhi wen) · Small scalloped blossoms with fine dotted ornament · All-over scrolling foliage
- Colours
- Indigo blue · Soft ivory · Warm aged cream
- Washed
- Yes
Object condition
Very good reported vintage condition. Washed and carefully ironed. Gently irregular printing, colour variation and visible cotton yarn slubs; mild age-related yellowing especially around the middle section. No major holes or significant tears observed in the owner description. Please review original photos including reverse side.
Identification notes
Owner-supplied Etsy listing 4594243078 records 51 cm width, 220 cm total continuous length and sale by the metre. A 2 m order includes the remaining 20 cm free.
The all-over composition has small scalloped blossoms and fine dots amid looping scrolling vines. Chanzhi wen (缠枝纹) is an appropriate broad decorative classification; individual flower species, including a hibiscus identification, are not established.
Continuous floral vines commonly evoke growth and flourishing in Chinese decorative arts, but no object-specific historical intention is documented.
The blue-and-white print is associated by the owner with Lan Yin Hua Bu (蓝印花布); the specific resist agent, application equipment, dye chemistry and exact place of manufacture have not been independently verified.
The woven cotton has a soft, substantial hand with slubs and slight irregularity. These visual characteristics do not independently prove hand-spun yarn or a particular loom.
Part of the ivory print shows gentle yellowing near the centre. This is documented age-related variation, not described as a modern uniform white ground.
Suitable for small sewing projects, patchwork, slow stitching, book covers, decorative textile panels, or textile study. Original continuous length is finite.
Scrolling blossoms across an uninterrupted vintage length
Small flowerheads and curling stems form a continuous botanical rhythm across the narrow cotton.
The surviving 220 cm continuous length provides useful evidence of how a small-scale repeated print reads over a larger surface.
Subtle printing variation, natural yarn texture and localized yellowing remain visible parts of the old textile.
