How would you describe this fabric pattern?

[llllady]

Hit a great sale today and purchased a nice sized lot from a retired interior designer.  🙂  How would you describe the pattern on this cotton fabric?  The only thing that comes to mind is abstract floral. 

Thanks!

[flyinhawaiiangirl]

Only because it's been used in the wrong context for so long. Batik is a way of dyeing fabric. Batik design to me means, not REAL BATIK DYEING PROCESS, just something printed to look that way.

[llllady]

This has been a very enlightening thread.  Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks?  😉

Thank you one and all!

[moondogblues]

It's a block print probably Made in India. Is the fabric a fairly thin cotton? About bed spread sized?

[moondogblues]

"Just a thought. I'm always amazed at what is described as "tye-dye" as an example. To me that has a very specific meaning, but it's usually used when the seller has no idea on how to decribe the pattern and is against using "print", "design",  or something more accurate. Tye dye is not a blanket statement, it is a specific way of dyeing fabric. If that technique is not used, I could see tye dye print as a decriptor, but not tye dye alone."

It's actually 'tie' dye, as in you tie the fabric and then dye it to get different patterns. Batik uses wax to get the effects it does.

[femmefan1946]

Only because it's been used in the wrong context for so long.

Well, let's just go whole hog then and call it Vintage Batik .

We could throw in Eames and Art Deco too.

[flyinhawaiiangirl]

err, thanks for the grammar trolling? I'm pretty sure everyone understood what I was saying. My apologies for choosing the incorrect way you spell it. Does that help?