Comments on: Questions http://blog.kothea.com Passionate, Knowledgeable Fabric Information Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:07:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Luxury Fabric, Inspired Design http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-1850 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:12:50 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-1850 Try http://www.cathkidston.co.uk I think you had the spelling slightly wrong

]]> By: geraldine Garraway http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-1849 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:43:23 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-1849 does anyone know where I could purchase cotton velvet fabric with a vintage printed floral design in various colours simular pattern would be Cath Kidson

]]> By: steph http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-1798 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:45:38 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-1798 do you know what the symbols mean on the tags of commerical textiles, for example there is alway a flame and painters pallet, and a star and a couple of other symbols. I learned about there meaning in school but I can’t find any information online. I would greatly appreciate an answer and potentially a link to a document that explains there meaning.

Thanks!

]]> By: Luxury Fabric, Inspired Design http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-1777 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:17:54 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-1777 I can’t recommend a competitor, sorry. Try google.

]]> By: Jackson Rowntree http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-1775 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:23:59 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-1775 Hello..

Which is the best company for buy fabrics online very easily.

Thank you!!

]]> By: Kristin Rachelle Brown http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-1566 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 21:20:12 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-1566 Hi! Can you possibly tell me what kind of fabric this is? http://jdvintageprops.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/TealBlueCocoon.jpg

]]> By: Amanda http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-1422 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:19:32 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-1422 That’s what I thought but wanted a professional confirmation…thanks!

]]> By: Luxury Fabric, Inspired Design http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-1420 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 07:17:05 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-1420 OK. Think what the alternative might be…I don’t think there is one!

]]> By: Amanda http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-1418 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:47:33 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-1418 I haven’t explained very well….sorry. The zip will stay at the back and bottom of the cushion will become the top of the cushion when flipped.

]]> By: Luxury Fabric, Inspired Design http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-1417 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 07:31:39 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-1417 If the zip opens at the back then how can the back become the front when flipped? You will never use the back as the front…so it’s not important.

]]> By: Amanda http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-1416 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 06:57:37 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-1416 If the cushion is flipped so that the top becomes the bottom (because of zip opening at the back) I mean to upholster the top and the bottom the opposite way so that the nap is the same when flipped (as mentioned in Kothea’s Designer worksheet for velvet upholstery). However the wall nap will run the same way as one side but when flipped will run differently from the other side I thought. Maybe I have it wrong.

]]> By: Luxury Fabric, Inspired Design http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-1415 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 07:19:37 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-1415 Different compared to what? The nap should run the same way when flipped. !

]]> By: Amanda http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-1414 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 01:49:58 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-1414 I am upholsteriing a sofa, with 2 cushions, in velvet. I want to flip the cushions so that the nap runs the same way each time. However this will mean that the wall nap will be different for one of the “flips” won’t it? Will this matter? Hope you can help

]]> By: Luxury Fabric, Inspired Design http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-1300 Tue, 10 May 2011 11:42:17 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-1300 Sorry we do not stock that kind of fabric

]]> By: Alexis Demaner http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-1298 Tue, 10 May 2011 11:17:15 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-1298 Hi,I am trying to find the compestion of polyseter viscose crepe like they used to use from the 1970s,im looking to send a piece to someone so they can send me the compesition .Your help would be hugely appreciated,Im based in London ,best regards Alexis Demaner

]]> By: Luxury Fabric, Inspired Design http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-1187 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:52:04 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-1187 Sorry i have no idea.

]]> By: Liton http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-1186 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 10:43:41 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-1186 Dear sir,
i want to know about the testing of xenon protect in knit fabrics.please tell me details.

]]> By: allegra http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-1185 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 03:12:36 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-1185 I recently bought a trench coat that was 72% viscose/24% micromodal/4% silk. Would this combination be warm enough for spring outerwear? The fabric is so lightweight I have doubts it will keep me warm in 50 degrees if I have just jeans and a t-shirt underneath. Any thoughts?

]]> By: Luxury Fabric, Inspired Design http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-1184 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:57:58 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-1184 Good question. You are essentially talking about ‘dye lot variation’. Some dyes vary from batch-to-batch some yarns also vary in how they take up the dye from batch to batch and some dyes deteriorate over time all potentially contributing to the problem I guess you are experiencing. Firstly if you are dealing with a natural undyed material then there could be significant variation as it is a natural product, I’ll assume that is not the case. As far as I know there is no industry standard for colour variation. That is why most designers will normally ask their supplier for a stock cutting before ordering. If you have a stock cutting then your supplier should be supplying fabric from that stock. If the supplier has taken receipt of a new lot you should ask for a further stock cutting to determine whether or not that is acceptable to you. Having said that, some types of fabric can be dyed to good levels of tolerance of colour variation and the supplier will state that. Also mistakes are sometimes made and similar fabrics are incorrectly sent out. Before you cut this fabric you should check against your reference or stock cutting. Unfortunatley once you have cut fabric it is common practice across the industry that it cannot be returned regardless of any other factor.

]]> By: Colin Barabas http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-1183 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 06:38:16 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-1183 Hi There
Just wanting to know what the industry standard is for colour variance in upholstery fabric, And if there is somewhere we can send a cutting and original sample to see if it does come inside the normal % rate
Kind Regards

]]> By: Thibault Martin http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-1166 Sat, 26 Feb 2011 15:18:13 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-1166 Hello,

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I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.
You can share it on your website if you want.

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]]> By: Luxury Fabric, Inspired Design http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-1084 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 23:57:43 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-1084 see below

]]> By: Luxury Fabric, Inspired Design http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-1080 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:12:02 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-1080 Look for a company/range called “Summit Fabrics”. I think Robert Allen or Donghia sell it. Not one of ours.

]]> By: Megan Allan http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-1078 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:02:28 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-1078 Hello, I am looking for an image, or a sample of a fabric that is on some luxury yacht exterior cushions. It needs to be replicated for another yacht but the only information I have is this:

Main Fabric – Summit, Solids and Stripes, Colour 3741, Silver Grey.
Piping – Maria Flora, Acero, 60002/15, 4mm.

If this makes any sense to you I would love any more info I can get, or where I could possibly find a sample or image of the fabric.

Hope you can help.

Thank you

]]> By: KOTHEA - Passionate About Fabrics For Top Designers http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-1023 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:05:04 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-1023 Interesting question. 1. Ask your supplier &/or ask them for fire rating information as such information must contain the correct composition. 2. Get a sample from another company you trust and compare the two. Or take a sample to another company and ask them. I would probably be able to tell with the sample in front of me but not from a description or even from a photo. 3. There must be some test you can do as one is a natural fibre and the other not. But I would not know what that is other than sending a piece off to a testing laboratory. I would say however that true mohair will probably be very hard wearing. So if yours is quickly wearing out it won’t be mohair. Although some man-made velvets are hard wearing too. A mohair-mix velvet may not be hard wearing. 4. who did you buy it from and on what basis was it sold? How much did it cost?

Sorry I’m not being very helpful in coming up with an answer. Can you supply any more info?

]]> By: carmen lopez http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-1022 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 23:02:13 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-1022 How do i tell if a mohair velvet is really mohair or a poly? Is there a test? Please help.

]]> By: KOTHEA - Passionate About Fabrics For Top Designers http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-983 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:01:03 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-983 You should probably go to citizen’s advice to pursue this further. You should always make a complaint in writing (by recorded delivery, stating that on the letter as well) setting out your grievance and key facts.

Companies like Multiyork (I have heard of them but know nothing about them) normally do sell very hard wearing fabric.

Good luck. I’m not sure I can help further

]]> By: John Faizey http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-982 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:57:04 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-982 Hello,
Thank you for your reply,

We have had the sofa for 10 months and truthfully there has only us been siting on it (we are both in our sixties)also in the summer we have used our conservatory.
Yes I think the company is reputable (Multiyork)but their response although quick was dismissive, Is there an independant body that will look at the problem?.

]]> By: KOTHEA - Passionate About Fabrics For Top Designers http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-981 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:12:28 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-981 A test in itself is meaningless. Try to find out the results. IT also depends on how you use the suite, if you have a large family with pets and children and you use the suite a lot then it will wear out faster regardless. So also you need to be clear what you asked them for the sofa to do. Anyway, as a guide to you a 15,000 Martindale score would tell me that the fabric was fit for purpose. Also if it was poorly upholstered then that would make it wear more. Hopefully that gives you something to go on. If the company you bought it from looks reputable then they probably are…otherwise they would have gone out of business long ago…

]]> By: John Faizey http://blog.kothea.com/contact/#comment-980 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:36:05 +0000 http://kothea.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-980 Hello
We purchased a suite this year and have found it has rubbed and lost its colour.
it is a “westbury pebble” fabric, after the shop inspected the item they said there was no manufacturing faults but has clearly rubbed they also said it has been test using the”martindale rub” this is how I came to your site. Any advise would be appreciated. Thank You
Regards
John

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