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Though it may come as a shock to some, Waverly upholstery fabric hasn't always been with us. And while upholstery fabric itself has only been around since the end of the sixteenth century, the upholstery fabric Waverly creates actually got its start in the mid 1800s after the company's single New Jersey mill, which produced mostly silk dress fabrics, was bought by the F Schumacher company and put to work producing woven textiles and furnishing fabrics. Since then, Waverly upholstery fabric has evolved into numerous categories (Waverly toile fabric, tropical upholstery fabric, retro upholstery, etc) and hundreds of individual furnishing fabrics, with such notable patterns as Waverly Stetson, Karaj Paisely, Summer Splendor, Linear Spa, and Classico Scroll.
We're sometimes asked by customers interested in learning how to do upholstery, what the difference is between Waverly upholstery fabric such as Everard Damask and Waverly curtain fabric, such as Ballad Bouquet. These customers typically need a seat fabric or a back fabric for a chair, upholstery fabric for an arm panel, or sometimes upholstery cloth for an entire furniture plan - and are curious to know whether a particularly beautiful Waverly drapery fabric can be used on the project. The answer is always- maybe.
Maybe, because as any halfway decent textile department will tell you, home décor fabrics come in different weights. Heavier material is generally considered better for upholstering and reupholstering projects, while lighter weight materials are more suited to curtaining. Heavier, woven textiles considered prime upholstery materials include cloth such as Chenille and Damask fabric. Upholstery projects utilizing these as a top fabric can be depended on to create durable, long-lasting upholstered finishes that wear and wear.
But sometimes, as in light-use fabric slipcovers, a heavyweight material isn't necessary. In this case, you wouldn't necessarily need a heavy Waverly upholstery fabric. Waverly drapery fabric would do just as well.
So how do you know in your upholstering or reupholstery projects which material to use? Slipcovers can be made from either material, but unless your furniture will see extremely little use, heavier weight Waverly upholstery fabrics are probably what you need.
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