New KOTHEA Collections for Spring 2016. Textured upholstery,sumptuous textured weaves, mohair and silk velvets, faux leathers and new colours for our existing Cashmere Throw range. Sampling available on our <home page>.
Spring 2016
Spring 2016
New KOTHEA Collections for Spring 2016. Textured upholstery,sumptuous textured weaves, mohair and silk velvets, faux leathers and new colours for our existing Cashmere Throw range. Sampling available on our <home page>.
What is Mohair Velvet?
Mohair velvet is a fabric ideally suited for upholstery. The mohair wool from which it is made is 100% natural and is inherently fire retardant, usually to contract (hotel) standards. It is also typically hard-wearing, making it suitable for a busy home, a home cinema, a restaurant, or a hotel.
Mohair wool comes from a goat. Other natural wools from alpaca or sheep have similar properties. Mohair velvet is simply the most widely known for upholstery use. Cotton, linen, and silk are all natural fibres that can be made into velvets. Man-made fibres such as Trevira, viscose, and nylon can also be made into velvets, either alone or mixed with natural fibres.
For full specification data including Martindale rub counts and inherent Crib 5 fire ratings across the Kothea mohair velvet range, see the mohair velvet upholstery page.
Request Samples
Order cutting samples of any fabric from our current collections. Trade accounts only.
Order CuttingsPink upholstery velvet; mohair velvet or silk velvet
Fabric Tips #13: Velvet Curtain Making
Here are some additional pointers to consider when you are making a curtain using a velvet. Remember that a velvet is just a type of fabric and the fibre(s) that the velvet is made from is important.
So for example, we would always recommend that you line a curtain. This gives a superior appearance but also reduced the amount of light going through the fabric hence limiting as much as possible the effect of any fading.
If the velvet has a pile that can be flattened in one direction then we would recommend that you have the pile going downwards for SHINY velvet fabrics and PATTERNED VELVETS.
If however you make up the curtain with the pile upwards then this will deepen the colour so you could make the curtains this way for cotton velvets and Trevira Velvet and Mohair velvets.
These are general guidelines and it is not necessarily wrong if you make up the curtain ‘the other way’ just so long as you understand the implications to the finished look and performance of the material.
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