Tulle is a light, transparent, mesh-like smooth or patterned fabric that owes its name to the city of Tulle, where it was first produced. Now this fabric is mainly used as a curtain, and initially it was used to decorate the outfits of women and men, bedding and underwear of French aristocrats.

Nowadays, tulle is an everyday accessory of every apartment, and at one time the fabric was very expensive and could only be affordable for the rich. If ordinary Frenchmen could afford some kind of tulle detail on a dress, then, at best, cuffs.

The city of Tulle is located in central France and is currently the administrative center of the Correze department of the Limousin province. It now has 21,000 inhabitants.

The history of the city is very rich in events that began in the town, which had previously lived an ordinary measured life, with the appearance of the head of the Roman Catholic See, Pope Urban II, in 1095, at whose behest the reconstruction of monastic buildings soon began in the town. After 200 years, a bishop settled in these buildings, and Tulle became the capital of the bishopric.

Actually, historians disagree about the origin of the city. Some are sure of its origin since the Gallo-Roman era, which, in their opinion, is confirmed by the ruins of a large Roman settlement excavated here, dating back to the beginning of the new era; others associate the appearance of Tulle with the appearance of the monastery of Saint Martin de Tours in these places in the 5th century.

Since the city is located in the center of the country, he had to go through a lot in his lifetime. In particular, in the 14th century it was besieged several times and saw the invasion of the British, and during the plague epidemic of 1348 it lost more than half of its inhabitants. Tulle also had a hard time during the religious wars.

Before the Parisians went to destroy the Bastille, Tulle had a population of 9,000. Before the beginning of the Great French Revolution, the royal manufactory was already operating here, whose workers drilled gun barrels, and after a short time the guns themselves were mastered here.

The end of the XIX- beginning of the XX century became the period of industrial flourishing of Tulle. It was at this time that new industrial enterprises were most actively created here. However, one way or another, the city has left its mark on history, giving the name to a beautiful mesh fabric decorated with elaborate embroidery. Claim a welcome bonus in melbet right after your first deposit.