These things, they make me wonder.

I was just checking out the Fabricland flyer online - I'm on the hunt for ribbons & toggles for some small projects - and I noticed this:

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You might not be able to see it, but there, at the bottom, on the left hand side, is advertised the following:

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"TRIBAL RHYTHM EYELET"

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There are some things that just don't seem like they should be juxtaposed.... and tribal eyelet is solidly one of those combinations.

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This is what I think of when I think tribal:

Although, maybe you think of this:

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And this is what I think of when I think eyelet:

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(And the observant/clever/heirloom sewers amongst you are noting, correctly, that that is NOT eyelet. Insertions lace, with some pintucking, and...)

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This is eyelet.

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Although, given that eyelet frequently trims things like this...

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I think I can be forgiven for sneaking the heirloom christening gown in there.

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At any rate, I can't quite imagine what TRIBAL EYELET is going to look like, let alone what a person would do with it, 40% off or no. I'll update you after the trip to the store...