Furnishing Fabric Fashion January/February 2019

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Furnishing Fabric Fashion
woven together on a loom between two layers of backing. The fabric is then
split down the middle, creating two identical pieces, each with the upraised pile
that provides its soft, heightened texture.
Velvet can be woven from any type of yarn. Velvet today is usually made from
synthetic and natural fibers, but it was originally made from silk. Pure silk velvet
is rare today, as it’s extremely expensive. Most velvet that is marketed as silk
velvet combines both silk and rayon.
Synthetic velvet can be made from polyester, nylon, viscose, or rayon. If you see
silk in the composition, then don’t use this for any seating areas (unless it’s decorative
seating and won’t really be used) for silk velvet can be very costly. Cotton
velvet is usually very durable and easy to maintain and has a more attractive
price point but has less of the lovely sheen that can be seen in silk velvets.
Polyester velvet doesn’t have a tendency to snag either, as there are no loose
threads or raised weaves.
Synthetic versions of velvet are very much in vogue for interior décor schemes
as they’re more practical and affordable than the traditional material but still
have its luxe qualities.