


The second verse of the 1956 song Silver Threads and Golden Needles sung by Wanda Jackson starts with "I grew up in faded gingham.".Bill Hicks made reference to gingham in his famous stand-up comedy routine in regard to Jack Palance from the 1953 movie Shane.Mary Ann Summers on Gilligan's Island often wore a gingham dress.Dorothy Gale wore a blue gingham dress in the Wizard of Oz book and film.wore a gingham-pattern shirt during the 2012–13 season.

This started a trend which caused a shortage of this fabric in France.

From the mid-18th century, when it was being produced in the mills of Manchester, England, it started to be woven into checked or tartan (plaid) patterns (often blue and white). When originally imported into Europe in the 17th century, gingham was a striped fabric, though now it is distinguished by its checkered pattern. Some sources say that the name came into English via Dutch. The name may originate from Malay genggang 'ajar, separate.' Alternatively, it is speculated that the fabric now known as gingham may have been made at Guingamp, a town in Brittany, France, and that the fabric may be named after the town. It is made of carded, medium or fine yarns. Gingham, also called Vichy check, is a medium-weight balanced plain-woven fabric typically with tartan (plaid), striped, or check duotone patterns, in bright colour and in white made from dyed cotton or cotton-blend yarns. Type of fabric Gingham cloth with green and white checks
