Chita fabric
Chita is a fabric form Brasil. There is a interesting information on Chita-Bonita´s blog:
“Brazilian chita is a popular fabric that represents my country so well: it’s cheerful, colorful and beautiful! The 100% light weight cotton fabric tradionally comes in big, bold flower patterns, rich in color and detail. But also in small and delicate little flowers set up against a bright background. Recently this great fabric has been “rediscovered” by brazilian designers and crafters, who crave it’s bold colors and funky vintage vibe!”
La Chita es un tipo de tela muy conocida en Brasil. Para saber más puedes visitar el blog de Chita-Bonita:
La Chita brasileña es una tela popular que representa a mi país muy bien: ¡es alegre, colorida y preciosa! Tradicionalmente es 100% algodón,con patrones de flores grandes, rico en colores y detalles. También en pequeñas flores en contraste con un fondo brillante. Esta gran tela ha sido redescubrierta recientemente por diseñadores y artesanos brasileños, que anhelan reflejar esos colores marcados y ese estilo vintage.
September 25th, 2007 at 5:53 am
I love Brazilian chitas, they are so colourful and cheerful! Chita is also a Portuguese type of fabric; in fact, the Portuguese introduced chitas in Brazil several centuries ago. Portuguese chita is much more discreet but it’s very pretty too!
October 5th, 2007 at 10:27 pm
I love chita and in the UK I could never find anything as colourful and cheap. It’s a pity patchwork is such an ellitist thing in this country, back at home (in Brazil) it is still a way to recycle old clothes and sheets, with yo-yos and similar creative techniques! ;-)