Fabrics that are woven or printed "a disposition" are designed for a
particular use or particular area in a garment, frequently along one edge of
a flounce. (Our modern border prints are a distant cousin.) They were
particularly popular during the mid-late 1850s, when the technology was at
its peak.
The modern equivalent of this is the "border print", printed with a design
along one edge, for use in making skirts or curtains. Then there are
printed lengths of fabric intended for making things like vests or aprons,
where all the pieces come printed on the fabric ready to cut out and
sew. Some Daisy Kingdom fabric is printed in such a way that you can make
a cute little girl's dress with different parts of the printed design in
different places. And some saree fabric comes with an extra piece at one
end, woven or printed to match, intended for making a choli (under-blouse).
CarolynKayta Barrows
dollmaker, fibre artist, textillian
www.FunStuft.com
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