Gingham is a form of lightweight cotton-blended fabric featuring check or plaid striped patterns, which has evolved over the years. The plain strip gingham was the original design, and the check ...

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If you’re like us, then gingham plaid probably makes you nostalgic for your American Girl Doll Samantha or your Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz Halloween costume. But, hey, nostalgia is a powerful thing ...

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From Scotland to Madras, check patterns are often good indicators of clothing tradition of a country. Recently, a Japanese check made news when 45 interconnecting pieces forming a check pattern were ...

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GINGHAM, WITH ITS CHEERY, forthright grid, seems like a straightforward enough fabric. It suggests summers and picnics—which is why we tend to see so much of it at this time of year—as well as ...

In a very brief history of gingham, it was first imported into Europe from India in the 17th century as a mere stripe, and took on its recognizable checked form when it was produced in the mills of of ...