tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post5912736787274130296..comments2024-03-26T22:50:08.674-05:00Comments on Barbara Brackman's <br> MATERIAL CULTURE: Brown: In and Out of FashionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-12612287446106921832010-05-07T17:45:25.652-05:002010-05-07T17:45:25.652-05:00I really enjoyed reading your post. I had a littl...I really enjoyed reading your post. I had a little chuckle about brown coming back in the 70's. Our first home was brown - brown bricks, brown roof, brown windows and trim, everything brown! By the time we built our next home, there was not allowed to be brown anywhere!<br /><br />I love all the different "modern" colours and styles of quilts but I am always drawn back to the antique colours and styles. I think they got it right very early on in quilting history.Sue-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357116236805654162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-18010187001375414402010-05-06T16:38:40.054-05:002010-05-06T16:38:40.054-05:00Another informative post, one that is close to my ...Another informative post, one that is close to my heart. Brown has always been my second favorite color, next to blue. I've had to defend it in the past because so many people don't care for it. I'm not certain that I would be a quilter if not for brown. I enjoyed reading the history behind the color; thanks, yet again!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17407140105406299126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-24004821048164378702010-05-06T12:34:11.105-05:002010-05-06T12:34:11.105-05:00My theory for the popularity of brown after the Ci...My theory for the popularity of brown after the Civil War is that both blue and gray had such horrible connotations...no matter which side you were on, those colors meant heartbreak. Not using those colors (until a generation had passed) would be a way for women to put the war behind them.<br />I love those Moda browns of yours, btw!<br />Great post....thanks, Barbara.alliehttp://alliesinstitches.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-79828750918723415372010-05-06T12:15:01.963-05:002010-05-06T12:15:01.963-05:00So much to think about! Indigo was cultivated here...So much to think about! Indigo was cultivated here on the island where I live, also Sea Island Cotton here... I have always wondered about why the colors, it's so fascinating! Thank you, Thank you!Sandra Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369992819437905498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-67691029153505876972010-05-06T07:25:44.583-05:002010-05-06T07:25:44.583-05:00THanks for a great answer and thank for writing su...THanks for a great answer and thank for writing such a great post. I think my bias was always for the red-brown colors and madder prints and right now the repros are going towards the duller browns.<br />Got out some older yardage I bought to make CW era dresses (and never did). Lots of "dull" browns, but very suitable for day dresses for a middle-aged woman. I even overdyed a fabric to get a lavender half mourning print. <br />My heart lies with madder prints and not many are being produced right now.<br />You are right too, I have had a change in my taste in fabrics and love the new "modern" fabrics. Many of them remind me of the 50's and the colors are brighter versions of 30's pastels. Am always curious how long this style will last and what's next? <br />Thanks for the post and I do love your examples. Bonnie BusBonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09304227402320174688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-1238275770050488542010-05-06T02:14:18.098-05:002010-05-06T02:14:18.098-05:00Lovely post Barbara, and very interesting.
Did you...Lovely post Barbara, and very interesting.<br />Did you know?<br />Pink was the colour assigned to boys and light blue to girls. I was watching the British show, Q and A, and compare Steven Fry was a wealth of information on colour and gender in the past. Unfortunately I was flitting in and out of the living room so I missed the exact era he referred to. Colour is so fascinating. Thanks, Ann :)Ann Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065762713519160023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-37032897955781023512010-05-05T21:22:42.733-05:002010-05-05T21:22:42.733-05:00I love good brown shades, but hard to find in our ...I love good brown shades, but hard to find in our stores.<br /><br />DebbieWoolenSailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621977477193550261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-43167393079409078252010-05-05T12:01:55.345-05:002010-05-05T12:01:55.345-05:00The commercialization of Christmas actually starte...The commercialization of Christmas actually started in 1815. According to some study, red and green for Christmas have their roots in the medieval miracle plays. Check this:<br /><br />http://cultural-anthropology.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_origin_of_christmas_colors<br /><br />One of the things which I believe played a part in the use of browns in the mid-18th century, particularly in cotton day wear, is the ability of these (and other) dark colors to hide dirt. Washday was a major undertaking with having to boil vats of hot water, and often the close, wrenching the clothes on a scrub board, etc. The longer you could go without having to wash the better.<br /><br />Blacks were also popular in the period during and after the Civil war because so many people were in mourning...and some in extended mourning, but again, you don't see the dirt quite so much on a black print. <br /><br />When I was a curator in a small New England historical Society I did a lot of work with the voluminous manuscripts of one particular family. Her description of having to do laundry with boils under her arms really made me cringe. The poor woman was a widow and took in laundry for others as well as caring for her own three children.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15140675211931598431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-42397801638193470532010-05-05T11:38:19.916-05:002010-05-05T11:38:19.916-05:00My first quilt class was a 6 week sampler. I came ...My first quilt class was a 6 week sampler. I came with a stack of browns. Everyone else had stacks from collections. Years later I called the teacher to ask her a question, she said "I remember you, you're the one who quilts with browns" I needed one more piece to work with my browns and it was a struggle to find it in their shop. I still love browns!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12037415376456508137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-9287459188394599342010-05-05T09:41:43.405-05:002010-05-05T09:41:43.405-05:00Fascinating reading, as always. Every post is a w...Fascinating reading, as always. Every post is a wealth of information, photos, and links, and thank you for that.Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04255216150275846123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-56803360287674591892010-05-05T08:33:06.178-05:002010-05-05T08:33:06.178-05:00I've always wondered about that Christmas colo...I've always wondered about that Christmas color thing. And blue for boys and pink for girls. When did that happen?<br />Research topic for somebody.Barbara Brackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948219446078848778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-66541348864227593582010-05-05T08:10:23.968-05:002010-05-05T08:10:23.968-05:00Brown is (was?) a Midwestern Christmas color??
If ...Brown is (was?) a Midwestern Christmas color??<br />If you say so, it is so. <br /><br />Do you know when red, green and white/cream came to be universal Christmas colors in the US? So many people think 19th C. red-and-green-on-white quilts are "Christmas" bride's quilts, but I doubt if any of them were referencing Christmas. My guess (purely a guess, but I think it has something to do with retailing and the commercialization of Christmas around 1900) is that the red, white and green thing post-dates 1900. Am I all wrong?suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885011551892500020noreply@blogger.com