![]() However, they are very easy to clean and quite forgiving when treated poorly. They have improved in appearance and texture over the past 30 years and to an undiscerning eye, can look and feel just like a textured linen or wool boucle. Dennis asked halfway through the interview, "What is your opinion of performance fabrics"?īefore I reveal her answer, I just want to share that performance fabrics, which are completely synthetic, have won over upholstery fabric manufacturers, upholstered furniture manufacturers, interior designers and consumers alike. The host, Dennis Scully, was interviewing Lori Weitzner, a very talented veteran textile, wallpaper and jewelry designer. I recently listened to a podcast from Business of Home whose primary audience and followers are members of the architect and design community. Even if a weaver or textile converter that sells through retail channels names a pattern 'Linen Slub', it is still likely to be a 100% polyester or a synthetic performance fabric or be composed of 10% flax and 90% synthetic fibers. This is far more common since synthetics are less expensive than natural fibers. ![]() There are plenty of blends of natural and synthetic with the greater fiber content being synthetic and a token percentage in natural fibers. It is very difficult to determine if they have been treated topically or the dye class that is used. They do not show up organically in Google searches either since they are meant for interior designers and architects to purchase only. There are to-the-trade-only upholstery fabrics in all wool, silk and linen that cost $300+ dollars per yard. ![]() Searching for non-toxic upholstery fabricsįor any consumer who has tried to find a broad selection of untreated natural fiber upholstery fabrics, it just is not easy.
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