Amalie Apron
Toile fabric was originally produced in Ireland and created by Francis Nixon in the mid-18th Century. It quickly became popular in France and Britain thanks to a German industrialist named Christophe-Philipe Oberkampf. Christophe set up a fabric factory in the small town Jouy-en-Josas, in the southwest suburbs of Paris. The term “Toile de Jouy” means “cloth from Jouy-en-Josas”. It was with Oberkampf’s chic and sophisticated designs that caught the eyes of trend-setters like Madame Pompadour and Marie Antoinette. Oberkampf also employed artists like Jean-Baptiste Huet, Louis-jean Francois and Hippolyte Le Bas to create beautiful pastoral patterns. The fabric was so trendy that it reached America long before it was mass-produced here. While in England, Benjamin Franklin sent the fabric home to his wife, and Thomas Jefferson purchased the pattern from Oberkampf’s Paris showroom.
This lovely toile fabric is from a privately owned shop in the United Kingdom that has a French focus. The fabric is 100 percent cotton and the fabric has been pre-washed before construction. I took inspiration from a vintage apron pattern to create a modern toile apron with vintage flair.
The main (square) image represents an area of 11 3/4 by 11 3/4 inches, while the oblong images are 11 3/4 by 16 1/2 inches.
The waistband itself is 23 inches long followed by an additional 28 1/2 inch tie on each side of the apron. From the top of the waist to the bottom of skirt it measures about 24 inches long. The swing of fabric at the bottom of the apron measures at about 40 inches wide. The apron has gathers all along the waistband. The apron has two generous size pockets with an opening of about 7 inches and 7 3/4 deep.
Please email with additional questions.
Toile fabric was originally produced in Ireland and created by Francis Nixon in the mid-18th Century. It quickly became popular in France and Britain thanks to a German industrialist named Christophe-Philipe Oberkampf. Christophe set up a fabric factory in the small town Jouy-en-Josas, in the southwest suburbs of Paris. The term “Toile de Jouy” means “cloth from Jouy-en-Josas”. It was with Oberkampf’s chic and sophisticated designs that caught the eyes of trend-setters like Madame Pompadour and Marie Antoinette. Oberkampf also employed artists like Jean-Baptiste Huet, Louis-jean Francois and Hippolyte Le Bas to create beautiful pastoral patterns. The fabric was so trendy that it reached America long before it was mass-produced here. While in England, Benjamin Franklin sent the fabric home to his wife, and Thomas Jefferson purchased the pattern from Oberkampf’s Paris showroom.
This lovely toile fabric is from a privately owned shop in the United Kingdom that has a French focus. The fabric is 100 percent cotton and the fabric has been pre-washed before construction. I took inspiration from a vintage apron pattern to create a modern toile apron with vintage flair.
The main (square) image represents an area of 11 3/4 by 11 3/4 inches, while the oblong images are 11 3/4 by 16 1/2 inches.
The waistband itself is 23 inches long followed by an additional 28 1/2 inch tie on each side of the apron. From the top of the waist to the bottom of skirt it measures about 24 inches long. The swing of fabric at the bottom of the apron measures at about 40 inches wide. The apron has gathers all along the waistband. The apron has two generous size pockets with an opening of about 7 inches and 7 3/4 deep.
Please email with additional questions.
Toile fabric was originally produced in Ireland and created by Francis Nixon in the mid-18th Century. It quickly became popular in France and Britain thanks to a German industrialist named Christophe-Philipe Oberkampf. Christophe set up a fabric factory in the small town Jouy-en-Josas, in the southwest suburbs of Paris. The term “Toile de Jouy” means “cloth from Jouy-en-Josas”. It was with Oberkampf’s chic and sophisticated designs that caught the eyes of trend-setters like Madame Pompadour and Marie Antoinette. Oberkampf also employed artists like Jean-Baptiste Huet, Louis-jean Francois and Hippolyte Le Bas to create beautiful pastoral patterns. The fabric was so trendy that it reached America long before it was mass-produced here. While in England, Benjamin Franklin sent the fabric home to his wife, and Thomas Jefferson purchased the pattern from Oberkampf’s Paris showroom.
This lovely toile fabric is from a privately owned shop in the United Kingdom that has a French focus. The fabric is 100 percent cotton and the fabric has been pre-washed before construction. I took inspiration from a vintage apron pattern to create a modern toile apron with vintage flair.
The main (square) image represents an area of 11 3/4 by 11 3/4 inches, while the oblong images are 11 3/4 by 16 1/2 inches.
The waistband itself is 23 inches long followed by an additional 28 1/2 inch tie on each side of the apron. From the top of the waist to the bottom of skirt it measures about 24 inches long. The swing of fabric at the bottom of the apron measures at about 40 inches wide. The apron has gathers all along the waistband. The apron has two generous size pockets with an opening of about 7 inches and 7 3/4 deep.
Please email with additional questions.