Designer Drapery Fabric

Designer Drapery Fabric

Top names in designer fabric

Finding top quality designer drapery fabric is not as easy as popping into your neighborhood craft and fabric store. If you're in the market for Indian silk or the latest designs by Michael Weiss, you may need to search a bit harder than your local retail superstore.

Customers can find designer drapery fabric to suit every need. Designers range widely in price and level of quality, and are generally divided into three groups:

The 'popular' designers include Laura Ashley, Ralph Lauren, Waverley and Robert Allen. Customers can find fabrics and other merchandise through the designer's own retail store. Certain lines are offered through national department store chains though the selection may be limited.

The 'exclusive' designers such as Rogers & Goffigon, Manuel Canovas and Beaumont & Fletcher are featured on television design shows and in home décor magazines. These designers are usually found in boutique shops and high end home decorating stores.

The 'luxury' design houses of Chanel, Valentino and Yves St. Laurent only offer their fabrics straight to exclusive interior designers, making it nearly impossible to find their wares through traditional stores.

Designer drapery fabric can cost anywhere from $15 per yard to over $250 per yard, depending on who designed it and the type of fabric. Many top designers prefer to work with high quality fabrics such as silk, linen and Egyptian cotton. Sometimes it is possible to find specially commissioned or custom designed prints and patterns; keep in mind that this option can be extremely expensive.

Certain boutique shops and specialty home stores may carry designer drapery fabric, otherwise there are a number of online suppliers who offer a wide selection:

Iluvfabrix.com offers a great selection of designer drapery fabric at reduced prices. Carrying imported fabrics and classic French and English designers, prices are a fraction of what they would be in luxury shops.

Kravet is a high-end company that offers a terrific selection of designer drapery fabric. Begun as an exclusive supplier to interior designers, Kravet has since expanded to include the commercial market. Licensed to carry the work of top designers such as Joseph Abboud, Barbara Barry and Larry Laslo, Kravet is known to supply the gracious Biltmore Estate mansion/museum with its luxurious furnishings. Presenting fabrics at the couture, design and basics level, Kravet even offers a number of designs imported from Belgium , Spain and India , to name a few (www.kravet.com).

Top names in designer fabric

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