Balanced cloth, in the context of textiles, refers to a type of fabric construction where the number of warp and weft threads per inch is equal, resulting in a symmetrical and evenly woven fabric. It...
General name for a horizontal wood part. In upholstery, used for support and for a tacking surface. Also crest rails on headboards and dining chairs, chair rails on walls, horizontal parts of a frame...
A vegetable leaf fiber derived from the Musa textilis plant. It is mainly grown in the Philippines but is also found, in smaller amounts, in Africa, Malaysia, Indonesia and Costa Rica. The fiber is...
Attached cushions are a type of cushion used in furniture upholstery that are designed to be permanently attached to the furniture piece. These cushions are commonly found in chairs, sofas, and...
It is a type of cloth in which different colours of weft replace one another in succeeding horizontal sections of a design. Thus a figure is formed in more colours than there are series of weft...