Fabric Description

Since Sister Parrish famously popularized classic ticking in the mid-20th century, the stripe found its way from a utilitarian 16th-century French fabric used to cover straw or feather mattresses, to everyone’s favorite counterpoint for florals, chintz, or contrasting solids. Our ticking playfully recalls men’s shirting, with a refined hand from the best weavers in Italy in a twill linen weave, rather than traditional cotton, for a uniquely special hand and feel. For upholstery, play with contrasting stripes, florals and paisley, or on window treatments as panels or flat Roman shades. On lampshades, try laminating and orienting as a horizontal stripe, or hand gathered as a vertical stripe.