The very famous fabrics from Provence known as Indiennes!

In the mid-seventeenth century, France discovered very  colorful fabrics imported from India by la Compagnie des Indes Orientales. Wealthy Parisians and the Court of Louis XIV in Versailles adorned their homes and palaces with the vibrantly colored fabrics. As well turning them into fashionable clothes.

Many compagnies tried to copy the fabric but it’s not until 1734 that the secret of the Indian production processes was discovered to create permanent fabric dyes.

Today, Souleaido fabrics are still printed on the highest quality natural cotton and the modern dyes are as color-fast as their predecessors.

Add Le Petit Artichaut border to any project to create a truly elegant Provence decor.