tapestry

My understanding is that it is yiddish word for clothing and textiles but I'm no expert. Wait - someone who knows more will be along.

That's pretty much correct. The word is sometimes applied to other doo-dads as well, but the most common use is to apply it to textiles.

Do you have a photo? You can post it here, or someone here might be able to re-size it for you. A schmatta can be a lot more then just a tapestry.

Pardon my yiddish. She got the word from me on her original thread. I told her I couldn't help her without a picture and her description made the item sound like a thrift store schmata. It's actually means an old dress that is almost a rag. As in: "I can't go to the bar mitzvah because all I have is a closet full of schmatas"

hehehe, I kind of thought the same thing after reading her first thread.

Yes, I'm a bit cranky today and I was trying not to be mean, but I guess my lack of patience came through in my cryptic response. Some people curse when they get impatient, I turn to yiddish.

Me too, I'm a Yiddish queen

I'm more of a Yiddish princess, well former princess.

literally 'rag'