Polka dots haven't always been a fun, carefree print, in medieval times it was a struggle for weaver to get the dots (also called spots at that time) to line up so their irregularity made people think of splotchy diseases like the plague and smallpox. The pattern transitioned to high fashion status during the industrial revolution when roller printing began in 1783 and it got another boost in 1804 with the invention of the Jacquard loom. It wasn't until the 1840s that they got the name polka dots from the energetic polka dance. Now you know more about polka dots than you probably ever wanted to know!
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