Knowing your Fabrics

In this video we'll take you through the different kind of fabrics you can purchase and their suitability. You'll learn the difference between upholstery and curtain fabric as well as contract fabric that's suitable for hospitality.

We'll also walk you through the general widths of fabrics as well as selvages and the Flame Retardant back coatings. We'll give you a brief understanding of pattern matching your fabric and when you would need to leave your selvage on when cutting.

We'll also teach you how to know when looking at sample fabrics whether they are a curtain or upholstery fabric and about the Martingale rub test.

We have broken the video down so you can easily find the section you want, here are the time stamps:

01:11 - A popular velvet for upholstery
02:21 - A guide to Fabric Widths
04:45 - Selvages and Pattern Matching/ Pattern Repeats
05:17 - Curtain Fabric (plus more about pattern repeats)
10:00 - Viscose Fabric (plus more about pattern repeats and pattern matching)
13:48 - Fire Treatment for Domestic Upholstery
17:18 - Fabrics for Contract/ Hospitality Settings and Crib 5 Treatment
20:15 - Looking at Fabric Samples and Fabric Books to understand the information given on each fabric (including the widths, pattern repeats, rub tests and their suitability)