Quality, excellence by the use of the finest natural fibres and craftsmanship establish and maintain the leading linen companies’ reputations in that market.

KOTHEA’s unmistakeable handwoven linens continue to set the highest standards for the competition to follow.

Usually it is made from one satin warp and one sateen weft interchanged and sometimes with a twill or other binding incorporated.

The name ‘Damask’ is derived from Damascus where, in the 12th century, it became the city famous for its production. Prior to that it was produced throughout Asia and known in the West as ‘diaspron’ or ‘diaper’.

Damask weaves in linen and cotton are currently most commonly found in table linens. Damask cloths for table or bedding purposes are most commonly made of flax but sometimes made partly of cotton or synthetic fibers. The finer damask textiles for these purposes are made of the best linen yarn. This yarn is a brown/ecru colour during weaving but the finished product it typically ivory/white. Highlights in the cloth are obtained by long floats of warp and weft,  set at right angles, to differently reflect the light depending on the position of the observer. Subdued effects are produced by shorter floats of yarn. The finest results are obtained when double damask weaves are used.

Yes. We do. Ours has a 100% linen pile and a Martindale of 20,000 making it suitable for upholstery and curtains.

We sell other velvets including; mohair velvet; silk velvet; cashmere silk velvet; cotton velvet and linen velvet.

The most well known and used site is The House Directory. Whilst accessible to everyone, this site remains an invaluable resource for all interior design professionals. The site was improved further with a full re-design in 2008 and subsequently re-launched. The site comprises a large database of over 3,000 companies covering all aspects of interior and garden design and decoration with a beautifully presented interface to the web. Cheryl and Nicolette at The House Directory are rightfully proud of their creation and boast the highest ranked site for interior decoration directories in the world (Source: Google). The House Directory was formerly House & Garden Addresses.

Home & Gardening Magazine also have a creditable online directory.

Yet another promising new directory is the Technical Library Services showcase Savoir Faire. This is well designed and looks promising for the future.

For a wider range of architectural products, the RIBA Product Selector would be the place to go.

For those designers specifically interested in top market fabrics including silks, linens, mohair velvets, faux leathers and the like then we would definately recommend The House Directory or contact the companies directly.

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TEK Treatments

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