Facebook Instagram Join us on social media or email direct Silk: Natural and Rich Silk fabric, a highly breathable fabric, can appropriate for all climates. Collected from farmed silkworms, silk is smooth as well as fairly uniform in colour, and has a slight sheen. If you weave silk collected from wild silkworms, you will get more colour and texture since wild silkworms have more natural lumps in the filaments. Wild silk is stronger than Read more…
Facebook Instagram Join us on social media or email direct Linen: Durable and Soft Linen is a flax-based textile that is predominantly used for soft furnishings and some upholstery. While linen is similar to cotton, it is made from fibres derived from the stems of the flax plant instead of the bolls that grow around cotton seeds. Characteristics: Linen does not have a lot of stretch so it can be used for upholstery, it Read more…
Facebook Instagram Join us on social media or email direct Memory Bears: Treasured Memories I had the lovely honour this of making a treasured memory bear. It was for a lovely ladies mum for mothers day The fabric was delivered to me very quickly and the client and I decided on the make up of the bear The main body of the bear is a lovely soft t-shirt. Using this fabric was ideal, it Read more…
Facebook Instagram Join us on social media or email direct Boxed cushions: Versatile and comfortable What a great project West Interior Design was involved with last summer. A made to measure wooden gazebo, with bench seating that required outside box cushions with weather proof material A selection of outside samples were sent to the client and they chose this stylish grey to compliment the colour of the roof timber and the walls. Grey is Read more…
Facebook Instagram Join us on social media or email direct Cotton: Natural and Comfortable Like wool, Cotton is a natural fibre. It is commonly used for upholstery. It is resistant to fading and wearing problems. Cotton can also be used in blends with synthetic fibres, adding texture and durability but these blends making them less resistant to wrinkling. Pure cotton is a better choice for upholstery. Cotton is very comfortable on furniture. Characteristics: Cotton Read more…
Facebook Instagram Join us on social media or email direct Boucle: Natural and Interesting Boucle is an interesting textured fabric made of looped yarn. It ranges in size of its loops, from large curls to tight circles. This adds, dimension, depth and interest to the fabric. The weave keeps one yarn tight and the other loose forming the varying loops and pile. To make boucle, takes time and it is meticulous. Characteristics: Boucle is Read more…
Facebook Instagram Join us on social media or email direct Wool: Natural and versatile Wool is one of the most reusable and recyclable fibre on the planet. Wool is eco-friendly too. Wool has a long life and can be recycled into new textiles, upholstery fabric and has a natural resistance to fire and temperature extremes. Characteristics: Wool has many desirable characteristics when used in upholstery. Wool fibres are fine and produce soft fabric which Read more…
Facebook Instagram Join us on social media or email direct Spotlight: Curtains and Blinds This posts focuses on Curtains and Blinds, made to measure at West Interior Design Looking back over the past 25+ years, shows all of the wonderful styles and fabrics that are available and the quality of curtain design. West Interior Design can make your curtains, blinds, valance and pelmet options as simple or as intricate as you would like https://westinteriordesign.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Curtains-and-Blinds-custom.mp4 Read more…
Facebook Instagram Join us on social media or email direct Fabrics for Upholstery and Curtains Welcome to West Interior Design Fabric Series. Over the series of posts we will look at various types of upholstery, curtain and craft fabrics and the merits they offer and the types of upholstery and soft furnishings they are suitable for Facebook Instagram Join us on social media or email direct You can shop for fabrics too! Fabric Read more…
Facebook Instagram Join us on social media or email direct Upholstery and West Interior Design Upholstery services are now available at West Interior Design Its been an exciting and eye opening 3 years. After the upheaval from the last three years, the decision was made in 2021 to grab opportunities where they present themselves and part of that was extending my learning and building on my trade of 25+ years I have been a curtain Read more…
