In the middle of the 18th century first linen productions appeared in Ivanovo area . Ivanovites produced fine durable linen, later cotton fabric.
In 1871 after merging with Voznesensky Posad (a near-by settlement) Ivanovo acquired city status and a new name of Ivanovo-Voznesensk.
By the beginning of the 20th century it was a large center of textile production in Russia known as "Russian Manchester".
Ivanovo craftsmen created wonderful fabric designs which were inspired by amazing images of the surrounding Russian nature and made alive in multicolored cotton cloth. Ivanovo festive looking calicos are characterized by the specific style which is rooted in the Russian peasants’ applied art .