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The benefits of using tapestry fabric instead of regular fabric for your reupholstery needs are endless. Bulk tapestry fabric is relatively inexpensive and is much stronger than most other fabrics because of the tight weave of the yarn. Some yarns are stronger than others, so depending on what texture you are looking for, you can find super strong tapestry fabric to upholster your furniture or even make into a bedspread.
There is so much you can do with tapestry fabric! If you are looking for a specific design on a handbag, you can purchase some tapestry fabric and easily create your very own, totally unique tapestry bag. When your friends ask where you found such a cool bag, you can tell them proudly that you made it for pennies on the dollar. But, don't restrict yourself to just handbags and bedspreads. You can create your own rugs, wallets, and pillow covers rather easily with your favorite tapestry fabric design.
The composition of tapestry fabric varies greatly, as does the quality between the tapestries made by hand operated loom versus machine operated loom. Tapestry fabric can be woven from wool, cotton, acrylic, viscose, polyester or any combination of these yarns. Keep yourself informed when it comes to fabric composition--for example, some mills use a cotton and polyester blend to make Chenille, while others use a cotton, viscose and acrylic blend to make Chenille. Everyone know that Chenille is super soft and wonderful, but there are quality differences between these two compositions. The cotton/polyester blend is a lot less expensive, but finished tapestry fabric woven with this blend will look smooth and uniform--ie. machine made. The cotton/viscose/acrylic blend is more expensive than the cotton/polyester blend, but the viscose yarn makes the tapestry fabric look nubby and thicker, while the acrylic makes the fabric very soft and pliable.
Most people think of wool when they think of tapestries, and rightly so. Wool has been used for thousands of years for weaving tapestries, so when people look at tapestries they expect to see something thick, heavy, and textured. Wool yarn is the least uniform of them all and the most desired...and the most expensive. Mills will use small percentages of viscose yarn to create the "wool look", or that nubby handmade look that tapestries are supposed to have. Either of these blends are best to use for furniture, pillows, and anything else that will touch skin. Many people find wool to be irritating to their skin, so stay away from wool tapestry fabric for items that will come in contact with skin. The cotton blends are a great alternative, as they are still thick like the wool, but not irritating to the skin.
We hope that this article was informative. If you have any questions about this article or about tapestry fabric composition, please feel free to email us.
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