How to Read a Designer Upholstery Fabric Spec Sheet
Two fabrics can look identical on a memo sample and differ by 60,000 double rubs. The tag on the back tells you which one survives a family sofa.
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Mid Century Fabric Upholstery: Weaves, Yardage and Wear Ratings
Tweed, boucle and low-pile velvet all read mid century, but only one of them survives a household with a cat and two kids. The specs on the tag tell you which.
Vintage Upholstery Fabric: How to Judge It Before You Buy
A yard of forty-year-old barkcloth can be perfect or it can shred in your hands, and the difference shows up in a ten-second test you can do at the booth.
Retro Upholstery Fabric: Matching the Era, the Weave, and the Wear Rating
A period-correct fabric on the wrong frame reads as a costume. Getting retro upholstery right is half era research and half a wear rating nobody reads.