Why upholster your old couch with boring solid fabric when you can show off beautiful and intricate tapestry upholstery fabric for just a tad more money?

The beauty of tapestry upholstery fabric is that it is so much stronger and more durable than regular upholstery, not to mention much more interesting. When you are shopping for tapestry upholstery fabric, just make sure you are purchasing fabric and not tapestries. For small jobs like pillows and chair seats, unlined tapestries will work just fine, but for larger items like couches and full chairs or curtains--the bulk is the best.

When you are purchasing your tapestry fabric, consider what you need to upholster and what look you want out of the tapestry fabric. For example, let's say you have a couch and a pillow or two that you want to re-upholster. For couches, repeating patterns often work best because they are easy to work into the upholstery. You don't need to center the design with a repeated pattern. For pillows, it is usually advisable to choose a main design and put that right in the middle of the pillow. Patterns work on pillows too, however, the centered design style of pillow makes for a more classy look.

You can also center larger designs on couch cushions, but make sure to measure and calculate exactly how much fabric you will need, where to cut it to have the design centered, and how much money you will need for all your supplies. Keep in mind that you are only human and are bound to make a mistake or two along the way, so purchasing several yards extra of the same dye lot can save you money and some headaches. Speaking of dye lots - you should ask your sales person for the dye lot number in the event you have to come back and purchase more of the tapestry upholstery fabric. Though the differences are very small, different dye lots produce different shades of the colors in the fabric, which will be just noticeable enough to the eye to become irritating. Not to mention make interior decorators cry. Stick with the same dye lot and you will be pleased with the exact matching of shades in your room.

Other than furniture, there are many different objects in your home that you can apply tapestry upholstery fabric to. You can make your very own, completely unique tapestry purse or bag with very little effort, a sewing machine, and some patience. Tapestry bags are huge right now in the fashion scene, and depending on the design you choose, you can create beautiful bags that look better than Versace. You can also create really neat wallets from tapestry upholstery fabric that will make everyone jealous.