1775 - 1825 Core Collection
Fabrics of this era contained a wide range of finished looks, varying from simple designs to the more sophisticated imported chintzes and dress goods.
The American cotton industry was producing mainly woven plaids and stripes and some simple prints during this Era. Imports from Europe and Asia included large monochromatic toiles and complex polychrome chintzes.
Natural dyes, indigo, weld (yellow), and madder, had been available since the Middle Ages. Dr. Edward Bancroft, an American, patented quercitron (a yellow) in 1795.
In 1810, a French chemist in Alsace developed a technique for incorporating blue and green on the popular yellow/black/white Turkey red designs. By the 1820s, mineral dyes, Prussian blue, chrome yellow and iron buff, were used for plain cottons and prints.
Featured fabrics in this collection include Woodblock style, Toile, Turkey Red, Ramoneur, Chambray, Quercitron. Solids: French General Rouge and Bella Saffron
This FQ Bundle includes 25 Fat Quarters and will be curated by Margo Krager, Owner of Reproduction Fabrics and Textile historian from our wide selection of late 18th Century and early 19th Century reproduction fabrics. Each bundle will include multiple essays written by Margo about the time period and several Featured FQ's of the time period.
Fabrics highlighted in this product description will vary based on current inventory.
