Morris first repeating wallpaper design was created in 1862, but was not manufacture for the sale till 1864. Morris had his wallpaper printed by a commercial wallpaper maker. Morris created his first fabric print in 1868, which he used the ancient technique of hand woodblock printing, over the roller printing. Morris had spent time at Staffordshire to refine his work of dyeing and experimenting with old techniques and experimenting with new methods. One of Morris's experiments was reinstating to indigo dye. The woven fabric's Morris used were sometimes made by machine including intricate double-woven furnishing fabrics in which two sets of warps and wefts are interlinked to create complex gradations of color and texture. His textile designs are still popular today, sometimes they are re-colored to match current trends.
References:
- Fairclough, Oliver and Emmeline Leary, Textiles by William Morris and Morris & Co. 1861–1940, Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, 1981
- Parry, Linda, "Textiles", in The Earthly Paradise: Arts and Crafts by Wiliam Morris and his Circle in Canadian Collections, edited by Katharine A. Lochnan, Douglas E. Schoenherr, and Carole Silver, Key Porter Books
- David Raizman, History of Modern Design, Prentice-Hall
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