(The printing process for toile de Jouy requires large amounts of clean water.) Using wood blocks, the printing process was highly labor intensive, making toile a luxury only the aristocracy could ...

Katie Kime’s new Atlanta toile Print designer Katie Kime has launched the latest in her cities toile collection: Atlanta.Kime, who lived here for a few years after attending Duke University ...

"It's great to have a chance to use a print that brings someone a bit closer to check out the details, modern or traditional," she adds. "It makes a space more immersive and fun to be in." ...

"Typically toile were printed in a single colour, or shades therein, because until the 19th century, it was very difficult to print more than one colour at a time, and textile manufacturers were ...

The popularity of toile fabric can be attributed to Christopher-Philippe Oberkampf, who established a successful textile printing factory in Jouy-en-Josas in the late 1700s. During its early years ...

Urban Outfitters is offering 29 percent off most everything on the site, including this lovely set of toile-print sheets, available in an olive green or a more traditional blue. Made of a cotton ...

The toile print could then be used as a wallcovering or an accessory, such as pillows, to contrast with the more modern touches. “Softer colors would work well in a bedroom. A toile in softer ...

When the first hot-air balloon went aloft, a Montgolfiere print with balloons became widely popular. Scientific advancements were often celebrated on toile and many prints featured exotic scenes ...

“Toile can be a sneaky way to showcase patriotism ... While at first glance the print appears pretty and old-fashioned, Katy explains that’s what makes it fun to subvert with bright neon ...