Brick House Fabrics has always focused on novelty fabrics.
Let’s start with what a novelty fabric is. A simplistic definition is a fabric with a pattern that highlights a subject. They are not solids, stripes, or plaids. And, florals don’t usually qualify either, though there are exceptions. Paisleys and geometrics are not novelties, but again, there are some exceptions. Continue reading So Why Novelty Fabrics
Orange is an interesting color.
I think it is one of those colors that one either is attracted to or repelled by, when used for home decorating. I really don’t know anyone who is indifferent to it- who could take it or leave it-when used for that purpose.
Continue reading Considering the Color Orange in Fabric Patterns
As many know, I have been trying to catch up with getting small pieces or pieces with flaws online. Some of these have been waiting to be listed for quite some time. As each needs to be inspected, measured, and photographed, the process has given me time to reflect on many aspects of home decorating fabrics.
For those that don’t know, the fabric industry is moving more and more to using digital printing for printed patterned fabrics. Recently we have gotten questions about digital printing in general, and how it differs from traditional printed fabrics.
Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf,
christened Christoph Philipp Oberkampf,
is known as the father of toile.
I like lace!
And, recently our lace has been getting a lot of attention!
Truing up is the term for squaring the warp and weft of a fabric, so that the weaving is truely squared. While it is not necessary for some projects, I am a die hard truer upper!
First a bit about fabric seconds.
I was going through old images recently, and it was really amazing looking back at the last twenty years of toile fabrics that we have had. Virtually every company printed toiles. While some were based on the traditional French patterns, many companies developed their own patterns. I decided to dust off these patterns for people to enjoy!
But, first a bit of history! And the history of toile fabrics is a complex intertwining of politics, science, and religion.
Seersucker fabric says summer!
And with Maine in full summer mode,
it is time to think seersucker!
Continue reading Seersucker Fabric- Nothing Says Summer Like Seersucker!