ObjectLessons:ClassicSummerStripes-Remodelista

Object Lessons: Classic Summer Stripes - Remodelista
Stripes have a somewhat checkered history. Medieval society was deeply suspicious of fabric patterned with lines and made it the textile of outsiders, deemed suitable only for court jesters and ladies of the night.
Five to buy
Ian Mankin specializes in striped cotton and linen produced by one of the last remaining cotton mills in Lancashire, England.
Robert Kaufman Medium Stripe Denim is $10.72 a yard at Purl Soho.
Photograph via Canet-en-Roussillon.
This heavy French Cotton, woven in the Basque region of France, is ideal for upholstery, table linens, and espadrilles, among other things.
John Lewis Cranmore Stripe Fabric is a cotton often used for Roman blinds (which the store makes to order).
Natural Striped Black Linen is made from flax grown in Lithuania and is 150 centimeters wide.
Object Lessons columnist Megan Wilson is the owner of Ancient Industries and curator of the Remodelista 100 presented in the Remodelista book.
Watch for her column every Tuesday, and have a look at her past posts, including last week’s Object Lesson on the most basic (and beloved) of striped fabrics, Classic Mattress Ticking.
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