The American Quilt: A History of Cloth and Comfort, 1750-1950The most important, comprehensive, and sumptuously illustrated addition to the literature of quilting since Quilts in America. |
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... Turkey red fabric swatch . Collection of Eli Leon . In 1882 Turkey red prints could be ordered from Montgomery Ward at 11 ¢ a yard ; imported Turkey red prints were 24 ¢ a yard . cautions ; and this alternate boiling with bran , and 24 ...
... Turkey red fabric swatch . Collection of Eli Leon . In 1882 Turkey red prints could be ordered from Montgomery Ward at 11 ¢ a yard ; imported Turkey red prints were 24 ¢ a yard . cautions ; and this alternate boiling with bran , and 24 ...
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... Turkey red . Subsequent improvements in the oils and madders used speeded up the process of Turkey - red dyeing , reduc- ing the time required from weeks to days ; the introduction of alizarin fur- ther improved the process . Separate ...
... Turkey red . Subsequent improvements in the oils and madders used speeded up the process of Turkey - red dyeing , reduc- ing the time required from weeks to days ; the introduction of alizarin fur- ther improved the process . Separate ...
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... Turkey red and white quilts became very popular in the forty - year span between the early 1880s and the 1920s . Turkey red was popular with quilters because it was a fast color ; it did not run or bleed when it was washed . In the 1882 ...
... Turkey red and white quilts became very popular in the forty - year span between the early 1880s and the 1920s . Turkey red was popular with quilters because it was a fast color ; it did not run or bleed when it was washed . In the 1882 ...
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