#gingham fabric

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Dobby Hearts Gingham Cotton Fabric by PincushionFabrics

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How Not to Look Like A Tablecloth, Or Dyeing Gingham

Gingham is a naturally cheerful form of check, often used in home decor and or in youthful garments--see Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz in a blue and white pinafore style gingham dress. I bought this all cotton spring green gingham on line during a sale intending to make a dress. When it arrived I realized it looked too much like a tablecloth or curtains for a kitchen. What to do? Try dye, I always think. Technically, this is over-dyeing as the threads of the green fabric were already dyed once.

Dress Doctor books from the early 20th century often discussed the pros and cons of dyeing finished dresses in their section on remaking and remodeling. I even found a Vogue Pattern magazine suggesting dyeing a wedding dress after the ceremony. Of course, with a finished dress, you are dealing with details and interfacing and the need to submit all of them to the rigors of dyeing. Which in the case of Rit Dye or IDye means a long agitation in as warm a water as the fabric will stand. Which is why I would much rather try dyeing yardage than a finished garment although I have had success dyeing all cotton jackets, shorts, and tops (the polyester thread they are sewn with stay the same).

I have Rit dyes on hand usually, but this time I tried IDye in royal blue. You can see the results. From a cheerful but kitcheny check, it went to a darker blue and teal check which is a much better look for a dress which is what I am working on now. Stay tuned to see the final results.

For lots of color formulas and dyeing instruction, go here: https://www.ritdye.com/

For IDye, go here: https://www.jacquardproducts.com/idye-main

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I’m Thinking Barn Dance: 1940s Simplicity 9464

Although this dress is not made in a checked gingham, it made me think of Judy Garland’s dress in the Wizard of Oz which came out in 1939. Her blue and white pinafore style dress had straps and a straight cut across the front which made for a square effect rather like the orange version here. Garland also wore a white blouse with puffy sleeves, so those puffs may have caught my imagination too. The option of using “sleeve stiffening” using taffeta or organza for keeping them puffed is noted on the pattern envelope.

Other details make you think of a sweet farm girl from an earlier era. There are the bows, either tied behind for the yellow print version, or as ribbons threaded through the lace and beaded trim around the neckline and at the sleeves. An optional ruffle at the hemline is another sweet feature. It closes with buttons down the back to the waist and then a side snap opening at the hips. The skirt hem line is just below the knee length which was popular before World War II started and then got regulated to conserve fabric. Not until 1947 would hemlines drop.

So if you feel your inner vintage farm girl needs to gussy up, you can find this at your local fabric store or here:    https://www.simplicity.com/simplicity-storefront-catalog/patterns/brands/simplicity-sewing-pattern-s9464-misses-dress/

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Checkered Woven fabric, gingham cotton, check cotton fabric, handloom check, black pink gingham, blue black checkered, half yard

Checkered Woven fabric, gingham cotton, check cotton fabric, handloom check, black pink gingham, blue black checkered, sold by half yard Wh

Excited to share this item from my #etsy shop: Checkered Woven fabric, gingham cotton, check cotton fabric, handloom check, black pink gingham, blue black checkered, half yard https://etsy.me/3oyNszB

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Vintage Double Sided Blue n White Gingham Print Fabric 2.1 Yards x 60"

Vintage woven crisp cotton navy blue n white gingham print fabric. Both sides are the same. Coin in fabric to show scale of print. 76 x 60 or 2.1 yards x 60. Very good vintage condition from the 1980s. Just been stored. So many great things can be made with this

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Gingham PolyCotton Dress

A pattern that never gets out of style is most certainly gingham. We could say that it is a classic among patterns perfect for #summer #dresses.