The Brief History Velvet Fabrics

Posted by michal1disuja on July 29th, 2015

Velvets have been in use since the ninth and the tenth century,production of the cloth had become customary in Moorish Spain, Middle East, and Eastern Europe, with the finest weavers acquired from Turkey Cyprus andCypress, andGreece. The French invasion of Cyprus in 1266 prompted the artisan weavers of that island escaping to Lucca in Italy which then turned into a noteworthy community for its production.

Velvet Fabrics in Curtains:

Velvet is the perfect fabric for curtains. Velvet curtain fabric is one of the best fabrics for curtains, it drapesfine, has amazing acoustic and warm protection properties and is difficult to fold so stays lookinguntouchedfor longer than other fabrics.

The wide range of velvet fabrics gives designersan opportunity to work according to their clientsbudgets whether substantial or limited and in conventional or modern styles.

Some of the famous types are:

• Cotton Velvets
• Linen Velvets
• Modacrylic Velvets
• Mohair Velvets
• Silk Velvets

Cotton Velvets:

Cotton velvets offervariety of colors for both conventional and modern outfitting and is similarly suitable as a curtain fabric. It is stiff wearing to contract standard and has a delicate wrap. Plain cotton velvets can be decorated and look marvelous as curtains.

Linen Velvet:

Linen velvet fabrics, for example, Seville have avintagelook and afascinatingtexture which is quite suitable for gaufraging. The historic designsSans Gene and Dampierreare famous for old-fashionedinteriors while the Art-Deco design called Deco, emblazoned with rollers from the definite period, give a modern look.

Modacrylic Velvets:

Modacrylic Velvetsare flame retardant to contract or domestic standards. Henley is a plain modacrylic velvet fabric accessible in different colorsalso as a perpetual gaufraged velvet in 3 famous designs:Bougainville,Jean-Bart, and Cassandre. This velvet fabric is exceptionally hard wearing and suitable as a curtain fabric.

Mohair Velvet:

Mohair velvet is a costly yet hard wearing fabric that can be used as a curtain fabric for full length curtains in high ceiling rooms. It is also fire retardant and is used in luxurious hotels and contract locations.

Silk Velvet

Silk is used to make the most expensive of all velvet fabrics and offersanextensiveselection. Windsor is a plain silk velvet in a huge range of colors. Buckingham is a collectible velvet woven with a distinct slub as was frequently made in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Veronais a cut and uncut jacquard velvetandBeaufort is a gaufrage velvet. Colored silk velvets for are suitable forhistoric house where a precise shading is expected in curtains to recreate the original furnishings.