{"id":4599,"date":"2019-07-02T11:58:41","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T11:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skyyliving.com\/?p=4599"},"modified":"2019-07-02T11:58:41","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T11:58:41","slug":"chintz-and-calico-textiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skyyliving.com\/chintz-and-calico-textiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Chintz and Calico Textiles"},"content":{"rendered":"
Have you heard of Calico textiles? It\u2019s one of the most versatile textiles in the world. It\u2019s a rough unfinished fabric which has been used extensively to make a multitude of products. Do you know where Calico originated? From the city of Calicut in India in the 11th century. From there it made its way across the world. Pretty cool right?<\/p>\n
Now combine that with Chintz and you have yourself a winner combination.<\/p>\n
A Little History<\/strong><\/p>\n You\u2019re probably wondering what is Chintz.\u00a0Chintz\u00a0was originally glazed calico textiles imported from India. The name is derived from the Hindi\u00a0word ch\u012bnt<\/em><\/strong> meaning spotted.<\/p>\n It was first exported to Europe in the early 1600s where Indian chintz textiles quickly charmed the western market and caused quite a sensation. It initially referred only to light, cotton fabrics made in India for the English market.<\/p>\n Initially, these fabrics were used for curtains, furnishing fabrics, and bed hangings and covers. \u00a0It has been suggested that wearing them as clothes began when these were replaced and given to maidservants, who made them into dresses, and also that they were first worn as linings.<\/p>\n But in modern times, it means a cotton or linen fabric with floral pattern stained with fast colours and is made all over.<\/p>\n About The Chintz Designs<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>The original chintz designs were hand-painted and resist-dyed but block-printed designs were incorporated later. Chintz designs are mostly European patterns loosely derived from the style of Indian designs themselves reflecting Mughal art.<\/p>\n Chintz production was a very complex process involving painting, mordanting (fixing a dye) and dyeing the cloth, depending on the colour being used. Different colours required different processes.<\/p>\n