Curtain fabric Information

One of the most important areas of home decorating is colour co-ordination.
Usually you start of with the most predominant feature in the room, often the Sofa or Lounge suite will have a large say as to what other fabrics and colours will suit your room.

Many of our Suppliers provide an endless variety of drapery and co-ordinates to blend in with every taste. As well, the showroom consultants are experts in their field and of course they know the various range of fabrics.

Most suppliers have fabrics for the upholstery with suggested drapery co-ordinates. Another good reason to view the fabrics in the showrooms.

Firstly, by viewing a large sample of your selected fabric can often help in making the right decision.

Choosing the Right Fabric

Drapery fabrics must suit decor as well as have the right properties for the window treatment's styling, such as draping, ruffling and pleating.

Nylon is often chosen for its durability and wash and wear.

Cotton is strong easy care and a vast range of patterns, weights and weaves. On the downside, this fabric wrinkles easily and can shrink or stretch; it's also weakened by exposure to sunlight.

Choose linen for its strength, but be aware that it does wrinkle easily. It's also stiff and shrink-prone unless treated.

Avoid silk unless you're aware that the tradeoff for using this shiny, luxurious fabric is sun damage (threads rot), water spotting unless treated.

Consider rayon if you need a fabric that drapes well, but note that it will require careful handling because it creases easily and tends to shrink and stretch unless treated to resist those problems.

Look at acrylic blends, which can provide an appealing wooly texture. Acrylic tends to pill, but this may not be a problem in window treatments because there will be little abrasion in daily use.

Make an economical choice with acetate, which has a silky look and drapes well.
The down side is easily sun damaged and not durable.

Polyester is a good choice of blends (often used with cotton) for an affordable, crease-resistant choice. It's strong and resists stretching, and it's usually easy to clean - but pure polyesters tend to pill.