Toile is becoming wildly popular again, thankfully! This resurgence may have been brought on by the idealistic French antiques and old-world feel that has become so popular. Regardless of the fact that toile is a fabric pattern, and transferware is a ceramics style that is collectable, the two complement each other wonderfully. In fact, many times they use very similar patterns.

So what exactly is this transferware that goes so well with toile? Transferware is a specific kind of ceramics that is used for decorative purposes, and was originally created in Staffordshire, England. Like toile, this wonderfully beautiful pattern depicts scenes from everyday life, or from historical events or stories.

Transferware, like toile, is often collectible. Brown is often the most inexpensive, and is seen as lower quality than other colors. Blue is the most desirable due to the scarcity of the dye when it was first created. Other available colors include red and green.