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Repro Notes & News -- Issue #75

copyright © 2008 Margo Krager


Dear Fabric Enthusiast:

Quilt Market in Portland several weeks ago was great. New patterns, books, and fabrics are arriving from the market. Also, I had the opportunity recently to visit fabric warehouses in both Minneapolis and Portland. Digging deep into the racks and racks of fabric, I found some reproduction treasures -- this has resulted in wonderful additions to Margo's Finds in almost all the time periods!

Recently, Ron found three new sample books for me (see a Thread of Textile History below). I was able to take them to Market and did a presentation for Mickey Krueger, President of Windham Fabrics. He LOVED the fabrics. So watch for a new line from me, Delaines, coming in this fall.

To see photographs of the book and pages click here


Happy stitching,

Margo Krager

To visit our store at our new location just 1/4 mile off of Interstate 90, just take Exit 309 going into Bozeman (Main St), then take the 1st left (Haggerty Lane), go less than a 1/10 of a mile, and turn right at the small signs -- "Elks" and "205 Haggerty" -- that leads into our parking lot.

 


What's New

 
The links below will take you directly to that item or fabric line on our website (opening another window).

The new stuff!

Samples of the new fabric lines

 

Some of the new fabric lines:

1775-1825 time period

1825-1865 time period

Civil War Era

1865-1900 time period


1900-1930

1930-50 time period

Timeless Fabrics

  • Indigo Style - Timeless eastern european prints plus a solid

Vintage Quilt Blocks

Margo's Finds 1775-1825
Margo's Finds 1825-1865
Margo's Finds, Civil War
Margo's Finds 1865-1900
Shirtings
Margo's Finds 1900-1930
Hopscotch
Indigo Style

Books:         


Red, Green, and Beyond - 11 new quilts with original photos, designs and history of 1800's quilt makers (BJ818V)

BJ818V



Kits:        



Second Hand Clothes - our newest quilt kit from the Civil War Era (QK826V)


QK826V



Patterns     


Lori Smith, Bonnie Blue and others - PM891V was one of our favorites we found at Quilt Market)

PM891V



The Thread of Textile History:    Mousseline de laine

copyright © 2008 Margo Krager


Mousseline de laine

A very fine French woolen dressgoods fabric, known as muslin of wool, was first woven by Hartmann-Liebach in the Alsace region of France in 1830. Within a few years, several companies in Mulhouse were using the Perrotine printing machine on this luxurious fabric. Companies in the region had been dyeing merino wool and fixing the colors with steam since 1813.

In 1836, Jose Hofer of Mulhouse began weaving a combination fabric of a strong cotton warp with the very fine wool for the weft. This blend which reduced production costs was commonly refereed to as Delaine in England and America. It was possible to print on this combination fabric by using the steam method. This involved ‘fixing’ the mordant (hanging the mordant printed fabric in a warm moist room for several days) to the fabric before the madder dyeing step.

Advances in the steam style of printing which included the development of a single print paste containing the dye and the mordant plus the rapid ageing of the fabric in a steam chamber allowed for complex designs (some hand overprinted with wood blocks) and colors on this fabric.

The intense Prussian blue and deep greens were especially popular colorations. These fabrics were used for both clothing and decorating and are frequently found in woolen Log Cabin/Pineapple quilts in America (1865-1920).

To see photographs of the book and pages click here

Happy stash building,

Margo

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