Toile de Jouy simply means “cloth made in Jouy en Josas,” a village in southwest France. This type of cloth was soon just called by this name even though it was made in other countries. The factory became famous because of it’s monochromatic prints of scenes with people in the French country side. Come join us as we explore this fabric that began in 1760 and is still produced today even though the original factory closed in 1843.
The factory was founded in 1760 by Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf. He was a descendant of family of Bavarian dyers. He was inspired by the traditional Indian printing techniques. In 1686 France banned the Indian fabrics both the import and making of them. This was not lifted until 1759. France was behind in this technology of this very popular fashion in fabrics. Oberkampf left Germany and started the factory. Other countries that was printing…
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