Interior & Upholstery
Specified for a room rather than a body: abrasion, light and drop length come before drape.
Interior work reverses the priorities of apparel. An upholstery fabric is specified first on abrasion resistance in Martindale cycles, and contract settings demand figures a residential piece never needs because the same seat is used by hundreds of people. Seam strength and dimensional stability follow from the same requirement.
Curtain and drapery are specified against light instead — sheer, dim-out or blackout — and against drop length, since a curtain that relaxes after hanging lengthens visibly. Width matters more here than in apparel: interior cloths are often supplied wider precisely to avoid seams across a drop.
What matters in this sector
- Martindale rating
- Contract and residential use are not comparable; state the required figure.
- Light behaviour
- Sheer, dim-out or blackout changes the construction entirely.
- Width
- Wider cloth reduces seams across a curtain drop and changes consumption.
- Nap direction
- Pile fabrics must be cut in one direction across the whole piece.
Recommended fabrics
Tell us what you are producing, in what quantity and to what delivery date. Our team will help you evaluate the fabric options that fit.