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The fabric of Christmas: Mulhouse’s DNA

Here is Mulhouse 2022 Christmas fabric staged on a dining table

Credit: Top Music – CR

The children are waiting for Santa Claus and I am waiting for the Mulhouse Christmas fabric! An established tradition among Mulhouse residents and all Alsatians who love this time of year! It returns every winter the mayor of Mulhouse, Michèle Lutzto give the specifications of the Christmas fabric: “Christmas fabric is part of our DNA, in reference to our textile past. I wanted something warm, festive, that this fabric transmits similar values unity and solidarity. Red is the color of life, of warmth. The 2022 fabric is more content and corresponds to the current mental state. And then we all needa lucky star right now, hence the stars on the fabric. Shooting stars give magic. “

Local expertise

Mulhouse Christmas fabric is always made by a local artist. This year it is the colmarienne Caroline Lux. The fabric is printed in Munster with the label “Alsace Terre Textile”. Caroline Lux specifies that there is four shades of red and two shades of gold. Part of the fabric (the edges) was inspired by models from the Mulhouse Textile Printing Museum “. You will see “Scintillance” from mid-November on public buildings of the city of Mulhouse. Merchants ask them for a preferential rate to buy the fabric that will decorate their shop. For the general public it will be necessary to wait for the opening of the Christmas market in Mulhouse, November 24, acquire the fabric by the meter or transformed by a designer, at the Mulhouse Tourist Office and at the Fabric Shop.

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