Oliver Fabrics

selvage on printed fabrics

Barnett — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:00:07 +0000

have you ever noticed or wondered about the little row of circles on printed fabrics running down the edge of the fabric? if you aren’t already aware of this, this printed ‘edge’ of the fabric is called selvage ( an old world contraction of the words self and edge).

when fabrics are printed, in most cases they are printed one color at a time. the dots serve as a record of all the colors individually printed on the fabric. it’s a great way to know exactly what colors are in any fabric and the ‘dots’ in the selvage allow the company to assure the color is being printed in the right place on the fabric ( the color shows up inside the ‘dot’). if the color are skewed from the ‘dots’, it probably means the fabric is not a first run fabric……

cotton burlap

Barnett — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:30:35 +0000

this is a great upholstery weight woven we have just added to our private label collection
we have twenty colorways available and a few are featured in the pics by color name
100% cotton, made in pakistan

question of the day

Barnett — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:14:44 +0000

i am going to start posting questions we receive because the answers may help more than one person. and if there’s something i missed, or something i need to add, feel free to let me know. thanks.

i am interested in having my sofa reupholstered in linen. What do you recommend? Do you recommend 100% linen?
Thanks. Susan P.

hi, susan, thanks for your interest. the question you posed about reupholstering in linen is not the most simple to answer. linen is a durable fabric and a great comfortable look; but it really depends on your use for the piece as to whether it is appropriate.
if this is a piece that gets tons of wear or is the dog’s favorite spot, i might suggest something other than linen. and be prepared for a very ‘comfortable’ wrinkled look; as that is just what linen does. as a general suggestion, if you love the linen look but want a bit more durablility, please take a look at our everyday linens…..

http://www.oliverfabrics.com/private-label/everyday-linen/

they are 55% linen/ 45% viscose, which gives them more body and makes them much more durable. if you would like to see samples, please let me know a basic color for which you are looking, and we’ll get samples in that color(s) out to you…

beautiful bergere chair in our tessitura linen

Barnett — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:26:57 +0000

just so you can see how great it looks used for upholstery, here is a pic of one of a pair of fabulous french painted bergeres upholstered in our italian damask linen in coral. the linen works beautifully for upholstery, and if these chairs happen to be just what you were looking for, these are available as a pair for $4,200 in richmond.

details can be found at www.stanleyfinearts.com under furniture

sanchez woven in blue

Barnett — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:21:22 +0000

from andrew martin’s collection for lee jofa, AM sanchez in color blue
47% cotton/ 35% viscose / 10% linen / 8% polyester, made in italy

poetical linen in white and green

Barnett — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:59:53 +0000

from barbara barry’s collection for kravet couture, poetical linen in green and white
poetical in color 30, 100% linen made in the u s a
horizontal repeat 27″ ( please note, this fabric is backed)

victoria paisley in blue

Barnett — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:53:12 +0000

from cowtan and tout, victoria paisley on linen in color blue
10993-01, 100% linen made in italy
horizontal repeat 27″

corbet in tomato

Barnett — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:25:59 +0000

from scalamandre, corbet in color tomato; 26423-004
100% cotton striped loop and uncut loop velvet
horizontal repeat 4 1/2″

just so you know, we can order this fabric for you from open stock at $166 per yard!

petronella linen in moss

Barnett — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:05:02 +0000

from vervain, petronella linen in moss
52% linen/ 48% cotton
horizontal repeat 27″

damasco rustica in celeste

Barnett — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:29:05 +0000

damasco rustico in color celeste; a damask made of 100% linen; we import this amazing fabric directly from italy
it is a true jacquard, meaning the reverse of the fabric shows the pattern with
the colors reversed ( and ofcourse, is reversible)
horizontal repeat is 11″

( we also have this fabric available in coral as shown in the last pic)

spencer damask in glacier

Barnett — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:51:14 +0000

from laura ashley, spencer linen damask in color glacier
LA1278-518 100% linen, washed

italian damask linen pillow

Barnett — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:47:54 +0000

an amazing 18 x 18″ pillow made from an italian damask linen, damasco rustico in color celeste
this fabric is a true jacquard (meaning the pattern of the fabric is identically reversed
on the back side of the fabric) and we have made the back side of the pillow with the reverse showing.
summer hill glimmer cloth flat welt trim, and as always 10% down / 90 % feather insert

(this fabric is available by the yard for $115 per yard, and is 70″ wide)