Upholstery Fabric Buying Guide To select an option that is perfect for you, study the information below and the features of your selected Upholstery range or fabric. We recommend you view the product in store or online at lauraashley.com
Fabric Features
Fabrics have natural characteristics which should be carefully considered. To select the right fabric for you please refer to the fabric glossary (right). Consider:
For Upholstery, Upholstered Bed Frames, Headboards and Scatter Cushions Selected fabrics also available by the metre
• Delicate fabrics such as velvets and chenilles have a raised pile and exhibit shading variations, crushing, lines and bruising, which create unique features. To avoid flattening the pile, protective coatings cannot be applied and care with liquids should be taken.
WOVEN PLAIN
• Linen has a natural tendency to crease which enhances its textural appearance, creases will soften as the fabric relaxes in use. Pilling can occasionally occur in early stages of use, which is a feature of such fabrics.
Dalton
Woven on a dobby loom which produces a regularly spaced woven design or plain fabric. Woven dobby. 65% viscose, 18% cotton, 15% linen, 2% silk.
• Fabrics with a linen and/or cotton content can pill and have fine threads visible. Some may display slub characteristic effects and may include occasional seeds and husks.
Dalton Metallic
• Fabrics selected for upholstered products may adopt a slightly different texture and appearance from those purchased by the metre due to fire resistant processing. They are natural or normal characteristics which do not affect product quality. The occasional odour from this will dissipate once the product is in use for a period of time.
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Durability
All upholstery fabric meets the requirement for general domestic furniture. Furniture is designed and developed for domestic use in the home, for non-domestic/commercial use it is your responsibility to check requirements. For product use responsibility see pg 333. Consider how much use your product will receive and select a fabric suitable for your needs. Take extra care with sharp objects, such as studs and belt buckles as these can snag even the toughest of fabrics.
Using Your Own Upholsterer
• Fabric suitability should be checked carefully for defects before cutting and upholstering as we are unable to take responsibility for third party costs once upholstered. • Most fabrics have a maximum length of 15m so for lengths greater than this check colour compatibility carefully. • For upholstering, all fabrics require a fire retardant barrier interliner, compliant with schedule 3 of the safety regulations; use a reputable upholsterer and seek advice.
The Upholstery Fabric Collection
Offering over 100 beautifully designed upholstery fabrics and 10 leathers for your home. Use this glossary information to choose the right fabric for you.
Key to Symbols: Upholstery fabrics
All of our fabrics shown here are suitable for upholstery, scatter cushions, upholstered bedframes and headboards unless otherwise stated. Letters inside the chair identify which price band the fabrics belong to (see pgs 261-267). These fabrics are available to buy by the metre. The price and code are indicated. These fabrics are not available to buy by the metre and are only available on Laura Ashley upholstered products. Not suitable for loose covers 6
To avoid undesirable technical characteristics such as flattening, these fabrics do not have a protective coating applied, and care with liquids should be taken. Fabrics suitable for curtains, blinds and upholstery see pg 296.
CARE AND CLEANING
All upholstery products should be professionally cleaned in situ unless otherwise stated. For additional information and cleaning instructions for loose covers please refer to the care guide supplied and the label sewn into your upholstered product. We recommend using a reputable upholstery care professional and requesting a colour fastness test is performed and is satisfactory on an inconspicuous area before cleaning commences.
PATTERN MATCHING
Upholstery fabrics are not matched at the seams unless marked by when they are partially matched across the pieces, eg. stripes may match vertically, however piping and hidden seams may not.
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Woven dobby. 65% viscose, 14% linen, 13% cotton, 5% polyester, 2% silk, 1% metallic thread. Woven dobby. 82% viscose, 16% linen, 2% silk.
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Woven plain. 34% viscose, 30% cotton, 18% acrylic, 6% linen, 6% polyester, 6% wool.
Katrina
Woven plain. 37% cotton, 29% polyester, 18% acrylic, 13% viscose, 3% linen. †Oscar Woven dobby. 40% viscose, 20% polyester, 20% cotton, 20% linen. †Tinsley Woven semi-plain. 55% viscose, 24% cotton, 21% linen.
Wootton
Woven plain. 43% polyester, 38% polyacrylic, 19% cotton.
WOVEN SEMI PLAIN
Woven on a dobby loom with characteristics of small patterns, adding extra texture. †Elodie Woven semi-plain. 70% viscose, 30% linen.
Knightley
Woven semi-plain. 55% polyester, 35% cotton, 10% acrylic.
Miller
Woven semi-plain. 90% cotton, 10% polyester.
Regis
Woven semi-plain. 42% polyester, 18% viscose, 17% cotton, 12% polyacrylic, 11% linen.
WOVEN JACQUARD
WOVEN STRIPE Luxford Stripe
Woven stripe. 50% viscose, 33% cotton, 8% acrylic, 5% polyester, 4% linen.
WOVEN CHENILLE
Features a high viscose or acrylic content with characteristics similar to velvet. It adopts a sumptuous crushed look or exhibits natural shading, compression, lines and bruising variation which do not affect durability.
Anneliese
Woven chenille in a semi plain design. 60% viscose, 21% cotton, 15% linen, 4% acrylic.
Eloise
Woven chenille. 43% chenille viscose, 21% polyester, 21% cotton, 15% viscose.
Etienne
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Woven chenille. 60% cotton, 30% viscose, 10% polyester.
Maxwell
Woven chenille stripe. 37% polyester, 36% cotton, 27% acrylic. Piping is not matched on Maxwell Upholstery.
Orla
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With soft handle. 50% cotton, 40% viscose, 10% polyester.
Verity
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Woven chenille. 74% acrylic, 13% polyester, 13% cotton.
WOVEN CHECK Corby Check
Woven slubby check. 85% viscose, 11% cotton, 4% acrylic. †Elmore Check Woven check. silver and duck egg: 78% viscose, 20% linen, 2% cotton; dark seaspray: 80% viscose, 20% cotton; linen: 60% cotton, 40% linen. NEW
Highland Check Dual
Ashino
Woven check. 63% viscose, 17% cotton, 14% linen, 6% viscose.
Josette
†Loxley Check Woven check. 50% viscose, 28% cotton, 21% linen, 1% polyester.
Josette Heart
†Orton Check Woven check. 78% viscose, 20% linen, 2% cotton.
Woven jacquard. 60% cotton, 30% viscose, 10% linen. Woven jacquard. 54% cotton, 37% viscose, 9% linen. With figurative jacquard design. 39% viscose, 38% polyester, 23% cotton.
†Williams Check Woven check. 70% viscose, 30% linen.