Kelsch is still a local fabric woven in the old way. The kelsch is made of linen. Its patterns, available endlessly, vary, however, preferably around stripes and checks. All colors are found there with a preference for blues and reds. Traditionally the\u00a0Kelsch\u00a0fabric comes in ecru and blue, ecru and red checks or all three colors mixed.<\/p>\n
A Brief History of Kelsch Fabric<\/p>\n
Originally, this fabric was made of pure linen. Later, when cotton was imported and better known, from the 19th century, we began to make\u00a0kelsch fabric\u00a0in metis (i.e. with a cotton warp and a linen weft). flax has been cultivated in our regions since the 12th century, while cotton cultivation has never been possible there<\/p>\n
Kelsch was made by peasants in winter, at their homes. On most farms, there was a loom, the threads were dyed with indigo for blue and madder for red. tile types varied by region, weavers and families.<\/p>\n
This\u00a0kelsch fabric was used to make covers for feather duvets and pillowcases, most often the top of these covers was in kelsch, while the underside was in bleached linen. The curtains which closed the alcoves were also made of kelsch<\/p>\n
Tradition has it that in the last century, Catholics had predominantly red fabrics while Protestants very often had blue checks.<\/p>\n
Regarding the origin of the word “Kelsch”, it seems that it comes from the adjective “k\u00f6lnisch” (from cologne) recalling the use of “Cologne blue” cultivated on this side of the Rhine since the 8th century . Indeed, Charlemagne had ordered and governed by very strict edicts the planting of pastel (giving the blue color) of the dyers.<\/p>\n
Others put forward the idea that the word “kelsch” could be of Celtic origin. Indeed, the Celts planted flax and knew how to weave checkered fabrics, as the fabrics of the Scottish clans still bear witness to today…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Traditional Alsatian tiles<\/p>\n
55% linen – 45% organic cotton woven by hand by a weaver and washed and rinsed in Cernay in Alsace<\/p>\n
The kelsch<\/p>\n
Blue or red checkered fabric<\/p>\n
Is a central element of the Alsatian companions between 1815 and 1870At that time a thick pile of fabrics stored in chests and cupboards<\/p>\n
Is a sign of wealthKelsch is mainly used to make pillowcases and quilts as well as curtains which form peasant alcoves, placemats and checkered tablecloths.<\/p>\n
Kelsch has been found on illuminations since the 10th century, painted by Alsatian workshop artists.We note the presence of Kelsch in the tapestries from a Strasbourg workshop for the abbess Sainte Attale de Saint Etienne and the tapestry of Saint Elisabeth and her mortuary layer.These fabrics are also referred to as Gothic because they combine the colors red and blue, the image of the stained glass windows of religious buildings which were monochrome in the Middle Ages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7531,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[243],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8280","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-kelsch-kelsch-tissu-au-metre","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"taxable","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"purchasable","13":"product-type-variable"},"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/plaisirs-alsace.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/8280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/plaisirs-alsace.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/plaisirs-alsace.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plaisirs-alsace.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/plaisirs-alsace.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plaisirs-alsace.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=8280"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plaisirs-alsace.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=8280"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plaisirs-alsace.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=8280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}