The years 1865–1900 were a time of immense change in the American textile industry. In the decades following the Civil War, advances in printing and dye technology expanded both the variety of fabrics available and the range of colors that could be produced.
Textiles of the post-Civil War period featured an extraordinary assortment of large- and small-scale designs, finely engraved prints, paisleys, stripes, geometrics, and polychrome florals. The palette was often warm and wonderfully rich—cream, tan, mocha, chocolate brown, rust, pink, red, and green—colors that today give reproduction quilts from this period their unmistakable antique character.
One of the most important changes came in 1869, when a method for producing synthetic alizarin—the principal red coloring component associated with madder dye—was developed. The abundance and popularity of madder-style prints during the 1870s and 1880s helped earn these years the nickname “the Madder Decades.” Madder prints appeared extensively in both dress fabrics and quilts, producing characteristic shades of red, rust, brown, pink, and related warm tones.
Another major breakthrough arrived near the end of the century. In 1897, German chemists developed a commercially practical synthetic indigo, helping usher in a new era for one of the world's oldest and most important textile colors.
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Margo's Finds, 1865-1900 Fabrics 
Little House on the Prairie - Preorder 
Madison Manor Revisited 
Hazelmont Farm Shirtings 
Kindred Konversations 
Anna B's Indigos 
William Morris 
American Icons – Carrie Quinn 
Indigo Schoolhouse 
Andover Indigo Cheddar 
Andover Reminiscence 
Art Nouveau 
Bluebird's Nest 
Colorful Coordinates and Stashing Stripes 
Dakota Threads 
Foundation 
Henderson Street 
Late 19th Century - Scraps 
Late 19th Century - Shirtings 
Marcus Judie Rothermel Indigo & Cheddar 
Marcus Material Madders 
Marcus Pam Buda Farmer's Daughter 
Marcus Pam Buda Maple House 
Marcus Paula Barnes Golden Era 
Marcus Paula Barnes Midnight Lace 
Marcus Temucula Quilt Historical Hennas 
Nouveau 
Pint Size Neutrals 
Prairie Backgrounds II by Pam Buda 
Prairie Dry Goods II by Pam Buda 
Rbt Kaufman Wild Oats and Honey 
St Leonard 
Stone Cottage 
Whistler Studio Circa: Sharp Cheddar 
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