Vintage Fabric - Bias Tape Chart

Brand	Company	Bias Tape Fabrics	Trims	History
Ace	Sears Roebuck	Lawn, fine lawn, nainsnook, percale	Seam binding, two-tone rickrack, tyrolean trimmings	see other Sears brands
AFC	The American Fabrics Co. Bridgeport, CN	Superfine nainsnook	Lace, rickrack, novelty trims
American Maid	Virginia Snow Laboratories, Collingbourne Mills/Dexter Thread Mills, Elgin IL	lawn, and prints in checks, florals		See other Dexter brands
Anchorfast			Soutache, middy braid
Anita Jean		Fine percale, Fine Lawn
Arcadian	UK	cotton
AWR	England	cotton
B/B [logo is a B superimposed over another B]		Percale
Barton’s Red E Trim	Barton Bias Narrow Fabric Co., NY, NY	Lawn, cambric, percale, silk, gingham, taffeta, silk faille	BNF seam binding	see other Narrow Fabrics brands
Beauty		Fine fabric, superior quality cotton
Beldings of Canada			seam binding	see Corticelli
Belding Corticelli		percale	blaket binding with matching thread; seam binding	see Corticelli
Betsy Ross, unknown if connected to Betsy Ross Trimmings listed below	Lou-Sil, Japan		rayon rickrack
Betsy Ross Trimmings	Economy Bias Binding Co. Inc. NY		Rickrack, percale	see other Economy brands
Bird of Paradise	Assembled Products Co., Williamsport PA	Fine lawn, rickrack, bias stripes [in plain white wrapper with blue stripe border]	Spiralette trim, binding, loop point tri-color binding, seam tape	See other AP brands
Blossom		cotton		see other Assembled Product brands
B.N.F.	Bias Narrow Fabric Co. 54 Franklin St., NY	X-fine lawn, lawn, cambric		name as advertised in 1904
Boiltex [endorsed & sold by Coats & Clark]	Creed & Steward Lt., Aurora IL; Boiltex, Div. Coats & Clark, NY, NY & Aurora, IL;	Fine percale, percale, extra fine lawn, picot edge	Tapes, trims, rickrack, piping, quilt and rayon seam bindings	see other Coats and Creed & Stewart brands
Bonita	S.H. Kress made expressly for G.C Murphy Co. chain	Lawn	Rickrack, seam binding	McCrory chain
Borden	Borden Fabrics	fancy bias trim
Brooks		cotton
Brook's	Brook's	Percale
Bucilla	NYC, NY		mercerized rickrack
Bur-Mil	Burlington Mills	cotton	seam binding, twill tape
Butterfly		fancy bias trim
Cadillac		Lawn	Rickrack
California Brand		superfine cambric in turkey red
Cameo	Hoffman Lion Mills Fall River MA		Rickrack, shoulder strapping
Cameo	Walker Webbing Co. Inc. Fall River MA	fine lawn		Unsure if this Cameo connected to Cameo rickrack brand
Castle Novelties	Castle Braid Co. 15-12 Mercer St., NYC		fancy rickrack braid, mohair skirt binding	est. early 1895 or earlier
Coats	Great Britain	Nainsnook		see other Coats brands
Colonial			Rickrack
Coquette		Percale, silk	Quilt binding, Rickrack, extra fine sateen blanket binding
Corticelli	Belding Corticelli, Box 9, Montreal, Canada		rickrack, seam binding	see Belding, Corticelli
Corticelli	Corticelli Silk Co.	Fine lawn	rickrack, seam binding	Belding Corticelli of Canada, see Belding, Corticelli
Cream of the Mill		superfine percale, checks, stripes double finish
Dandy Tub Tape		superior quality lawn
Deco-rick	Press-on Inc. 16 W. 61 St., NYC		100% virgin wool rickrack
Dexter		nainsook
Dolly Dimple	Westfield Mfg. Co.	x-fine lawn
Doll-dup	LouSil	superfine lawn
Doris Marie		Percale, Fine Percale, Fine Lawn
E.C. Walker	E.C. Walker, Canada	extra-fine lawn
Economy	Economy Bias Binding Co., NY, NY	Percale, superfine percale, Nainsook	rayon taffeta seam binding	See other Economy brands
EDMO		lawn
Elite	S.H. Kress & Co. Stores	fine lawn		McCrory chain
Emdin		Percale, Nylon
Excella		fine lawn
FA Quality	Friedberger-Aaron Mfg. Co. Philadelphia, PA	Cambric, lawn, percale, combination tape & matching thread	Bindings, trims, twill tape, braids
Fairloom [Boiltex]	Sears, Roebuck Co		Rickrack	See other Boiltex & Coats brands
Fantasy			faggoted bias tape
Fashion Quality		Percale
Fifth Av.	Assembled Products Co. Williamsport PA	Lawn, fine percale		See other AP brands
Fifty Five	Made for McLella stores	lawn		see other McCrory brands
Fleischers	Fleischer's Worsted Works Philadelphia PA		rickrack
Fleur deLys	Poirier & Lindeman Co. NY, NY	Percale	Meteor seam binding
Fruit of the Loom	Economy Bias Binding NY, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, NY	Extra-fine percale, nainsnook, percale, x-fine percale	Trims, bindings, twill, rickrack, piping, facings, acetate taffeta & nylon bias seam binding	See other Economy brands
Geisha	UK	cotton
Good Luck		cotton
Glossamer	Perfectos Series, Specialists, Scotland	glossamer luster fabric {ed note: probably a fine nainsnook or lawn similar to Warren’s}
Gold Medal	Samstag’s, NY	Finest Cambric
Gotham fine color litho as on other A.P. wrappers	A.P. Co	Lawn		Possible Assembled Products brand
Green Oak	Kresge's	Fine lawn, percale, fine percale; some made of Pacific fabric; combo sets	Rickrack	See other Kresge brands
Green Star	made expressly for H.L. Green Company, Inc.	Fine Lawn		McCrory chain
Hearthside	Sears	Percale	Rickrack
Highmount BMD		lawn
Honor Brand	J.C. Penney	lawn	Rickrack	see other Penney brands
Hope	W [in diamond-shaped symbol]	fine lawn
Household Quality		lawn		rose logo similar to Araby; see other Assembled Product brands
HYCLASS	Canada		silk bias seam tape
Jewel	The Jewel Factory Box 999, Pawtucket RI		Rickrack
J.C. Penny	J.C. Penny	Fine percale, percale	Rickrack, bindings, trims, facings	see other Penney brands
J&P Coats	Coats & Clark, NY, NY also manufactured by Boiltex Co., Aurora IL, Divison of Coats & Clark USA	Finest percale, Fine Lawn, Fine percale, Percale, Nainsnook, also packaged with matching thread	John Martin's Spool Pets projects series, 1930 and 1935: : Kitty cat, Hal horse, Puppy dog, Bob bunny, Clara cow, Pete pig. Spool Zoo series, 1931, with fox, bear, zebra, lion elephant and hippo; Twill tape, seam binding; also packaged with matching thread	See other Boiltex brands; Boiltex [a division], Coats, J&P Coats, John Martin's Spool Pets, Green Oak
Just Rite	Price Shimmin & Kalal Chicago, IL	Mercerized	Rickrack, Quilt binding
KENACO		lawn
Krelawn	made for Kresge's	fine lawn, sometimes with matching thread		see other Kresge brands
Kresge's	Kresge Co.		Rickrack	See other Kresge brands; Green Oak, Krelawn, Kresge's, Sensation[?] see JP Coats.
Lady Dexter	Dexter Yarn/ Virginia Snow	Lawn, nainsook, percale, Byssine thread combo		See other Dexter brands
Lady Fair	T. Eaton, Canada	Fine lawn
Lady Fayre		percale	Rickrack
Lady Gay (cellophane wrapper)		extra fine percale
Lady Royal	Jap Silk Co., Collingbourne/Dexter Mills, Elgin IL	superfine lawn		see Dexter
Larkin made for Larkin Soap Co.	Larkin Soap Co. Buffalo NY	lawn		rose logo similar to Araby; see other Assembled Product brands
LaSalle	Economy Bias Binding NY, NY	Percale, Lawn	Rickrack	See other Economy brands
Lella	Made for McLellan Stores	Fine lawn	Rickrack	McCrory chain
Lily White		Nainsook, thread combo
Loom Jewels	Made by IWDGA	Percale
Lycoming [wax paper wrapper]			Rickrack
Madam Lloyd			Rickrack
Majesty		Percale, Lawn	Bindings, facings, trims, rickrack, hair accessories, belting, fastenings, shoe and corset lacings	Possibly made for Federated Stores of America
Marilyn		nainsook
Marlene	Sold Exclusively by Newberry's [McCrory chain stores]	fine lawn		McCrory chain
Mayflower Brand		silk
Modern	Modern Binding Co., Chicago		Rickrack
Mutual Brand		Fancy bias trimming
My Queen	UK	silk
New Fashion	England	cotton
Nufashond	Assembled Products of Williamsport, PA	Percale, Lawn	Rickrack, bindings, tape lace, eyelet, elastic, edgetrim	see other Narrow Fabrics Co. brands
N.V.B.	New Velvet Binding, Kurscheedt Mfg. Co., 356 W. Broadway NYC		velvet bindings	est. 1895 or earlier
NYNCO	N.Y. Notions of Chicago	Pacific fabrics, blue & white fine-check, percale, lawn	Shell Braid, rickrack, middy braid, soutache, rayon taffeta seam binding	est. 1900
OMO Bias Tape	OMO Bias Tape, Middletown CN	percale	dress shields	est. 1895; bias tape 1918
Paramount	England	cotton	Rickrack
Pastoral Cloth	Sears	bias tape of Pastoral fabric		see other Sears brands
Penimaid	J.C. Penny	Percale, Lawn, Fine Percale, Fine Lawn	Rickrack, bindings, tape	see other Penney brands
Penn Novelty Trim	Penn Novelty Trim		Rickrack
Pepperell		Nainsnook	bias tape/thread combo
Perfect		Percale
Perfecto	UK	silk
Peter Pan	Peter Pan Fabrics, Henry Glass & Co	Percale
Phoebe Snow	Sears	cotton		see other Sears brands
Plantation		Fine lawn		See other Economy Bias brands
Primrose	Primrose Trimming Co. & Assembled Products of Connecticut; 333 W.39^thNY,NY	Fine lawn	Rickrack, bindings	See other Assembled Products brands
Princess Pat	Canada	cotton
Princess		cotton
Print Trim	Wm. Wright & Sons Mfg., West Warren MA & Orange, NJ	Fine cotton		See other Wright brands
Priscilla	Kay Manufacturing Company Ltd. Canada	Fine lawn
Prudence		Lawn, percale some fabrics made with Pacific Mills fabric, fine Pacific percale	Rickrack, braids, soutaches
Puritan			Rickrack
Radiant		Lawn, percale	Rickrack
Rick Rack			rayon rickrack
Royal		double fold with trim
Royal Swan	Burlington Mills		Seam binding
Rose of Araby	Assembled Products of Williamsport PA	Fast colors, fine count, fine lawn	Rickrack, piping, quilt & blanket binding; sewing specialties; elastic	see other Assembled Product brands
S	Canada	Fine Lawn
Sanford (roll form in cellophane pouch)		extra fine quality	feather stitch braid
Scissors	Gr Britain	cotton
Sensation	sKs insignia could denote Kresge's	Fine lawn, lawn, fine percale	rayon taffeta, seam binding	Possible Kresge brand
Showboat	Ebb Co, NY, NY [Economy Bias Binding Co].	Fine Percale, Fine Lawn
S.H.& M	S.H.& M, 131 Springer St. NYC		Bias skirt binding	1894 or earlier
Silhouette	The Narrow Fabric Co. West Reading, PA		Rickrack, rayon rickrack	see other Narrow Fabrics Co brands
So-E-Z		Fine lawn
Star	American Thread Stamford CT	Fine cotton, nylon, Fine Percale	blanket and seam binding
Stay Trim	Continental Elastic Corp, New Bedford, MA	fine percale	combo bias tape/thread pack
Sterling		percale, pacific percale	Rickrack
Strand		Cotton
Sullivan	Sullivan Smythfield Co.	Percale	Rickrack
Sunny South Percale		Percale
Tailor Bird			Rickrack, middy braid
Talon	Talon Div. of Textron NY, NY	Percale	Trims, zippers
Tidy Trim	Narrow Fabrics	Percale, lawn, fine percale	Rickrack, seam & quilt binding, soutache, middy braid, hem facings	see other Narrow Fabrics Co. brands
Tip Top		fine lawn
Toray	Toray, Japan	Tetoron [65% cotton, 35% poly]
Triangle C		Silk taffeta
Trimtex	Assembled Products Inc., Milford CN & Williamsport PA; Donahue Sales, St. Hyacinth, Quebec Canada	Lawn, Percale, Rayon	Rickrack, bindings facings, trims, piping	See other Assembled Products brand
Trufold, Trueworth	McCoy Jones & Co. Inc, Merchandise Mart, Chicago IL	Super quality lawn, fast colors, fine count, silk	Rickrack, bindings, notions
Invader Tubtex		Percale, silk, fine lawn		Possibly made for Marshall Field & Co.; Invader was patented by company in 1930
Victor		lawn		See other Assembled Product brands for similar rose logos for cottons
Victory			rayon seam binding
Walker	Canada	extra-fine lawn, fine lawn
Ward’s	Montgomery Ward	Nainsnook-finish percale, lawn, fine lawn		see other Ward brands
Warren’s Standard, J&J Bluebird & Cloth of Gold	Warren Featherbone Co., Three Oaks MI	Fine nainsnook, nainsnook, lawn, fine percale, habutai; matching thread, silk, combination tape & matching thread	Trims, facings, rickrack, boning, seam binding	1883; bias tape from early 1920s to 1960s
Wearwell	England	nylon
Winsome Lady	Winsome Lady, Issacs-Shorsher Inc NYC, Weston NY	Percale
Wrights -- W&N, Monarch Brand, Meteor Brand, Wright's E-Z Trim	Wm Wright & Sons Mfg., West Warren MA & Orange NJ	Extra fine india lawn, fine lawn, lawn, fine nainsnook, nainsnook, gingham, fine percale, percale, Flexicloth, super batiste, batiste, silk, lingerie silk, superior wash silk, heavy-wash silk, soft-finish pure silk, taffeta, cambric, cambritex, lusteray [rayon/cotton], natural linen, combination tape & mataching thread; NRA printed on depression-year wrappers	Rickrack, trims, bindings, facings, seam & blanket	see other Wright's brands
Yale		cotton

Manufacturer & History	Brandnames
American Fabrics. Co.	AFC
American Thread	Star
Assembled Products	Bird of Paradise, Blossom, Fifth Av, Gotham [A.P. label], House Quality ?, Larkin?, Nufashond [also see Narrow Fabrics], Rose of Araby, Victor
Belding/Corticelli	Beldings of Canada, Corticelli, Corticelli of Canada
Burlington Mills	Bur-Mil, Royal Swan
Creed & Steward Lt.	Boiltex before becoming a division of Coats & Clark
Dexter Yarn. Co./Western Thread/Collingbourne Mills/ Virginia Snow/Leewards 1798 - Dexter Yarn Co..established in Pawtucket RI; mill built in 1813; by 1820 producing knitting cotton, later cotton threads and yarns. 1907 - Western Thread Co. founded in Elgin IL, a yarn and thread dyer for general mills. 1912 - A. B. Collingbourne joined company. Artzilk artificial embroider and crochet thread introduced. 1915 - Western Thread published Encyclopedia of Art Needlwork by Virginia Snow. 1918 - Name changed to Collingbourne Mills. Began manufacturing cotton thread. Logo was ABC in a diamond for Americ'as Best Cottons and A.B. Collingbourne. 1924 - Collingbourne Mills purchased Berkshire & Becket [1885 ]of Becket MA, silk product manufacturers. This line plus stamped embroidery patterns offered. 1926 - Modern needlework plant built and operated as Virginia Snow Studios. Collingbourne reputed to be largest independent manufacturer of spool, embroidery and chrochet threads in USA. 1927 - Collingbourne purchase Dexter Yarn Co. 1937 - Collingbourne sold to rudy Petzeit and name changed to Dexter Thread Mills. 1938 - Dexter Mills went bankrupt and into receiversip. 1946 - Dexter acquired by Fink and Fried, resellersr of nylon parachute thread; Lustra Nylon thread and Dexter's remaining sewing lines now offered. 1949 - With introduction of catalog to sell thread and needlwork supplies, a more consumer oriented name was needed. Looking at a world map, one of the owner's eyes happen to fall on Leeward Islands, thus business was called Leewards. 1969 - General Mills purchased Leeward as part of its leisure-time division. 1985 - Unprofitable catalog division closed in 1984. Company sold to Munford Inc of Atlanta. 1988 - Company operates as LeeWards Craft Bazaar with 60 stores in 25 cities.	American Maid, Lady Dexter, Lady Royal
Econony Bias Binding Co. aka EBB Co.	Betsy Ross Trimmings, Economy, Fruit of Loom, LaSalle, Plantation, Show Boat
Federated Stores of America	Majesty -possible label for stores in its chain such as S.B. McCain & Sons in Northeast Pennsylvania
Friedburger-Aaron Mfg. Co.	FAQuality
Kresge's	Green Oak, Krelawn, Kresge's, Sensation[?] see JP Coats below.
J.P. Coats, Coats	Boiltex [a division], Coats, J&P Coats, John Martin's Spool Pets, Green Oak
J.C. Penny	Honor Brand, Penimaid, J.C. Penney, Penney's
McCrory Chain Stores include McCrory [in some regions McCrory is called Dollar Zone],- G.C. Murphy, J.J. Newberry, TG&Y, McLellan, H.S. Kress, H.L. Green, Silver, Elmore, Pitts and Kittinger [sold bias tape and rickrick under their store name on the wrapper].	Bonita [S.H. Kress stores], Elite [Kress stores], Fifty Five, [McLellan stores, Green Star [H.L. Green], Kittinger, Lella [McLellan stores], Marlene [Newberry stores]
McCoy Jones & Co.	Trufold, Trueworth
Narrow Fabrics Co., also Barton Bias Narrow Fabric Co. Est. 1900	Barton's Red E Trim, Nufashond, Silhouette, Tidy Trim, Trimtex
Poirer & Lindeman	Fleur de Lys, Meteor [seam binding]
Sears Roebuck Co.	Ace, Fairloom [made by Boiltex], Hearthside, Pastoral Cloth, Phoebe Snow
Talon [div of Textron]	Talon
Montgomery Ward Co.	Ward's
Warren Featherbone Co. Est. 1883; made featherbone and whips; early 1920s expanded into notions; 1925 offered full line of fine bias tapes and developed Korseal in 1930s. Discontinued notionsin 1960s; moved to present location in Gainesville GA for production of Alexa line of baby clothes.	Cloth of Gold, J&J Bluebird, J.J. Cloth of Gold, Warren's Standard bias tapes; rickrack and other notions..
Wm Wright & Sons 1897 company established as W&N for Wright & Nagle. Changed to Wm Wright & Sons in 1905. 1986 - Wrights sold to Newell Industries 1989 Wrights spun off along with Newell spun off with Boye Needle to a Chicago investment firm forming a limited partnership with several Wright executives. 2000 William E. Wright Lt. Partnership buys EZ International, quilting notions company 2001 Conso/Simplicity buys Wrights; name becomes Wm. Wright Co.	E-Z Trim, Meteor Brand, Monarch, Print Trim, W&N, Wright's Notes: as far as can be determined, W&N appeared on labels until 1931. Monarch and Meteor brands appeared 1916 through 1932 and possibly beyond that. Little information can be found on these two brands. E-Z Trim, a novelty bias tape, was advertised in post-WWI booklets into the 1920s. Print Trim was marketed in the latter 1940s.