Facebook Instagram Join us on social media or email direct Following on from our fabric series, we now take a brief look at the types of weaves the fabrics are made up of. This gives you a good indication of the properties of the fabrics for your upholstery, soft furnishings, Read more
Facebook Instagram Join us on social media or email direct Leather: Strong and Easy to Clean Leather is one of the natural fabrics that is used for upholstery. It is a very comfortable fabric. The leather upholstery looks amazing in your house. Leather is the best choice for houses Read more
Facebook Instagram Join us on social media or email direct Tapestry: Textile art, statement fabrics Tapestry fabrics look like embroidery, although proper tapestry fabric is woven on a jacquard loom. Often referred to as ‘textile art’ the design is formed by the weft threads which are tightly packed to cover Read more
Facebook Instagram Join us on social media or email direct Damask: Traditional and Timeless Damask is a jacquard weave and is usually woven using one colour and a combination of weaving techniques. To create the shiny pattern and the matt background of damask, the pattern part, warp threads are Read more
Facebook Instagram Join us on social media or email direct Crewel: Natural and unique Crewel is a natural fabric and is embroidered to create its pattern. The embroidery features traditional motifs like flowers, vines, and birds. It originated in Britain. Crewel fabric is traditionally hand-embroidered using woollen yarn with a crewel Read more
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
