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<p>[QUOTE="bluumz, post: 3553398, member: 649"]At 32" x 32", it's too small to be correctly called a piano shawl, and the fringe isn't long enough. Piano shawls were usually embroidered and the weight of the embroidery and fringe helped it drape nicely and keep it in place. In the "olden days", piano shawls actually served the purpose of protecting the top of the piano.</p><p>IMHO, the OP's item is simply a decorative small table cover. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Also, it's machine-woven.</p><p><br /></p><p>A beautiful black piano shawl:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://diyfashionsense.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/77715-vintagepianoshawl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And a pretty white one:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0249/7961/products/IMG_5669_1000x.jpg?v=1571438928" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>A piano shawl doing its job:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://img1.etsystatic.com/000/0/5588206/il_fullxfull.338107389.jpg?epik=dj0yJnU9ZEdkTDNKbFVJMTVzbE05b2RZX0I4N1RVd09UNW1acGcmcD0wJm49QTg2TVlxaV9pRGt3bFU1MVJTWHhpUSZ0PUFBQUFBR0FVTUM4" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bluumz, post: 3553398, member: 649"]At 32" x 32", it's too small to be correctly called a piano shawl, and the fringe isn't long enough. Piano shawls were usually embroidered and the weight of the embroidery and fringe helped it drape nicely and keep it in place. In the "olden days", piano shawls actually served the purpose of protecting the top of the piano. IMHO, the OP's item is simply a decorative small table cover. :) Also, it's machine-woven. A beautiful black piano shawl: [IMG]https://diyfashionsense.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/77715-vintagepianoshawl.jpg[/IMG] And a pretty white one: [IMG]https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0249/7961/products/IMG_5669_1000x.jpg?v=1571438928[/IMG] A piano shawl doing its job: [IMG]http://img1.etsystatic.com/000/0/5588206/il_fullxfull.338107389.jpg?epik=dj0yJnU9ZEdkTDNKbFVJMTVzbE05b2RZX0I4N1RVd09UNW1acGcmcD0wJm49QTg2TVlxaV9pRGt3bFU1MVJTWHhpUSZ0PUFBQUFBR0FVTUM4[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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