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dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Braided zigzag trim used in clothes or curtains</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Red_and_Cream_Rickrack.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Red_and_Cream_Rickrack.jpg/170px-Red_and_Cream_Rickrack.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="245" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Red_and_Cream_Rickrack.jpg/255px-Red_and_Cream_Rickrack.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Red_and_Cream_Rickrack.jpg/340px-Red_and_Cream_Rickrack.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="576" /></a><figcaption>Red and cream rickrack trim on a calico half-apron<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p><b>Rickrack</b> is a flat piece of braided <a href="/wiki/Trim_(sewing)" title="Trim (sewing)">trim</a>, shaped like a <a href="/wiki/Zigzag" title="Zigzag">zigzag</a>. It is used as a decorative element in clothes or curtains.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before the prevalence of sewing machines and <a href="/wiki/Overlocker" class="mw-redirect" title="Overlocker">overlockers</a>, rickrack was used to provide a finished edge to fabric,<sup id="cite_ref-Lee2000_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lee2000-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and its popularity was in part due to its sturdiness and ability to stand up to harsh washing conditions.<sup id="cite_ref-BHG_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BHG-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rickrack is produced using a variety of fibers, including <a href="/wiki/Cotton" title="Cotton">cotton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Polyester" title="Polyester">polyester</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wool" title="Wool">wool</a>, and metallic fibers, and is sold in a variety of sizes and colors.<sup id="cite_ref-BHG_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BHG-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Invented in the mid-19th century, it took its modern form and current name around 1880.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rickrack's popularity peaked in the 1970s and is associated with the <i><a href="/wiki/Little_House_on_the_Prairie_(TV_series)" title="Little House on the Prairie (TV series)">Little House on the Prairie</a></i>. Several designs of formal and up-market girls' dresses with it on as a decoration became popular in the 1950s and 1960s.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rickrack&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rickrack_lace_collar_pattern.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Rickrack_lace_collar_pattern.png/220px-Rickrack_lace_collar_pattern.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="162" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Rickrack_lace_collar_pattern.png/330px-Rickrack_lace_collar_pattern.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Rickrack_lace_collar_pattern.png/440px-Rickrack_lace_collar_pattern.png 2x" data-file-width="1650" data-file-height="1218" /></a><figcaption>1861 pattern for a woman's <a href="/wiki/Collar_(clothing)" title="Collar (clothing)">lace collar</a> using Hutton's waved lacet braid</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ricrac_industrial_loom.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="a machine to create rickrack, containing multiple bobbins of thread connected to rotating disks" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Ricrac_industrial_loom.jpg/220px-Ricrac_industrial_loom.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Ricrac_industrial_loom.jpg/330px-Ricrac_industrial_loom.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Ricrac_industrial_loom.jpg/440px-Ricrac_industrial_loom.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2848" data-file-height="4272" /></a><figcaption>19th-century industrial <a href="/wiki/Braiding_machine" title="Braiding machine">braiding machine</a> creating rickrack and the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Museum_of_Crafts_and_Industry&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Museum of Crafts and Industry (page does not exist)">Museum of Crafts and Industry</a>, St. Etienne, France</figcaption></figure> <p>In the 1860s, rickrack was known as <b>waved crochet braid</b> or <b>waved lacet braid</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the 1890s, American home sewists used imported European rickrack as decorative edgings for dresses, aprons, and lingerie. Rickrack was also stitched into lace elements, which were then used to decorate bedding and other home linens. Between the 1890s and 1910s, rickrack experienced a decrease in popularity.<sup id="cite_ref-NotionsFancyGoods1916_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NotionsFancyGoods1916-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the 1910s, rickrack experienced a resurgence in popularity, and American manufacturers began producing rickrack to supply to the domestic market. Among other uses, this rickrack was incorporated into <a href="/wiki/Crocheted_lace" title="Crocheted lace">crocheted lace</a>. Books of designs, such as <i>Nufashond Rick Rack Book</i>, helped to popularize the craft.<sup id="cite_ref-NotionsFancyGoods1916_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NotionsFancyGoods1916-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In rural America in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, rickrack was used to decorate <a href="/wiki/Feed_sack_dress" title="Feed sack dress">feed sack dresses</a>. These dresses were worn as everyday attire, and were constructed from the large cotton bags that flour, <a href="/wiki/Chicken_feed" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicken feed">chicken feed</a>, and other goods were shipped in.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since the food had to be shipped in fabric bags anyway, the flour mills competed with each other by using attractive, colorful fabrics that the buyer could either resell or <a href="/wiki/Upcycling" title="Upcycling">upcycle</a> into dresses, aprons, nightgowns, dishtowels, and other clothing and household items.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Adding trim like rickrack was a way to reduce the stigma around needing to use whatever fabric was available, rather than buying it from a store.<sup 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