Facebook Instagram Join us on social media or email direct Chintz: Crisp and Smooth Chintz is a tightly woven cotton fabric with a shiny glaze on it. It is often printed with a traditional floral print for use in soft furnishing and upholstery. It is a plain weave fabric Read more…
Facebook Instagram Join us on social media or email direct Velvet: Luxurious and soft Velvet is synonymous with luxury. One of the most characteristic qualities of velvet is its soft fuzzy pile, they are perpendicular fibres on the surface of velvet. The pile makes velvet look smooth and with Read more…
Facebook Instagram Join us on social media or email direct Chenille: Strong and soft Chenille is a unique fabric characterized by its fuzzy piles which look like a caterpillar. Chenille was first introduced in the eighteenth century so is relatively new in the textiles industry and has gained popularity. Read more…
A step by step guide to making a circular footstool. The footstool I have made is deep buttoned in contrast velvet buttons. With a velvet cover in an all over design. Follow along and send us over your creations on instagram at west_interior_design What you’ll need Fabric of choice Read more…
Facebook Instagram Join us on social media or email direct Brocade: Strong and a Silk substitute Brocade is a jacquard weave. Silk is the most traditional form of brocade fabric, silk brocade still accounts for a significant portion of the world’s brocade supply. Silk is simply one of the Read more…
Facebook Instagram Join us on social media or email direct Sateen: Glossy and Smooth Sateen is a glossy, smooth fabric made in the satin weave but uses spun yarns instead of filament. Sateen is a fabric with a smooth front side and a rough plus dense backside. The term Read more…
Facebook Instagram Join us on social media or email direct Nylon: Strong and a Silk substitute Nylon is the name of a family of synthetic polymers and is a completely synthetic fabric with no organic material used to create it. In early production, nylon was sold as a fabric Read more…
Facebook Instagram Join us on social media or email direct Polyester: Soft and Comfortable Polyester is very soft and comfortable synthetic fibre that is commonly used in upholstery. Cleaning the polyester upholstery is very easy. Polyester can be blended with other synthetic or natural fabrics to enhance the fabrics Read more…
Facebook Instagram Join us on social media or email direct Modal: Lightweight and Breathable Modal is a type of rayon and is classed as a semi synthetic fabric. It is generally more lightweight than viscose rayon and much more breathable. Modal is produced primarily from beechwood fibres which are Read more…
Facebook Instagram Join us on social media or email direct Viscose: Absorbent and Warm Viscose, which is also commonly known as rayon when it is made into a fabric. It is difficult to determine if it is a natural or synthetic fabric as it is made from wood pulp. Read more…