The Hingham toile began as an original watercolour — painted by hand, one landmark at a time, then drawn into a repeating toile the way toiles have been made for two hundred years. Nothing in it is stock art. If you know Hingham, you will recognise what is in it: the Old Ship Church, the harbour front and the drumlins of World’s End.
Printed to order in our own shop in Rockland, Massachusetts, on 100% premium cotton satin.
The cloth
- 100% premium cotton, smooth satin weave. A soft hand with a light sheen that holds fine linework — which matters, because this pattern is nearly all fine linework.
- 54″ printed width. The goods are 56″ wide; there is an unprinted selvedge on both sides that you trim off.
- Background is white. The blues are mixed by hand in watercolour, so they shift very slightly from town to town. That is the point of it, not a fault.
- Three-yard minimum, then by the yard up to ten. Yardage is printed continuous, not in separate cuts.
What it is good for
Curtains, roman shades, cushions and pillow fronts, upholstered headboards, table linen, quilting, tote bags, and lining the inside of a cupboard where only you will see it. At 54″ wide, one yard covers a generous pair of cushion fronts; three yards will make a pair of unlined curtains for a standard window.
Care
- Wash on a gentle cycle with a non-chlorine detergent.
- Tumble dry on low heat, or air dry for the best result.
- No bleach — it will pull the colour.
- Press on the reverse while slightly damp.
- Cotton satin will relax a little on its first wash. If you are making something fitted, wash the yardage before you cut it.
Before you order
- Made to order. Your yardage is printed for you when you order, and ships within one to two weeks.
- Measure twice. Because it is printed to order we cannot take it back if you change your mind — but if it arrives damaged, misprinted or not what you ordered, we replace it. Tell us within 14 days.
- Matching wallpaper. Every town in this collection is also made as wallpaper, in the same hand-painted toile, if you want the room to carry the pattern all the way round.
