The decision to choose easy care fabrics is simple now that you do not have to sacrifice design over function. Where there used to be only neutrals and basic colors, you will now find a rainbow of colors and new textures oftentimes indistinguishable from your everyday, non- performance fabrics. Plus, many companies have added performance fabric collections to their line, making it even easier to get that perfect white sofa you’ve always wanted without fear of spills or stains. Check out Covington’s new Easy-Clean line on our site. The Easy Clean Finish enhances the performance of the fabric while at the same time provides an enhanced soil and stain resistance without changing the fabric hand.

https://www.housefabric.com/Easy-Clean-Performance-Fabric-C6444.aspx

Crypton Jessica Linen and Wheat, Sense Blush and Emerald, Jessica Eclipse, and Lush Eggshell and Stone

Crypton’s new collection is great. They have added a real velvet that we will be carrying in 4 colors; indigo, grey, emerald & eggshell. We are also adding 6 new items that look great and add to our assortment in trending colors; gold, Kelly, Blush, Jute. Be sure to stay tuned for these and many more additions to our collection of performance fabrics. Shop our entire line of Crypton Home Velvets today.

Find more on Performance fabrics here ;

http://blog.housefabric.com/?p=172

Vern Yip Collection featuring 04225 Navy Vern Yip

We recently brought in a beautiful grouping of Vern Yip’s new fabric collection. Trend-fabrics.com recently sat down with the Architect, Interior designer and T.V. Personality to discuss their second collaboration. We wanted to share some of the highlights and our own favorites. His new collection has everything, bright, rich colors, new exciting prints and plenty of timeless classics.  Make sure to shop www.housefabric.com for the latest Vern Yip fabrics.

04242 Navy Vern Yip

04242 Navy

Animal prints have been a design staple for quite some time now so the challenge has become offering new takes on it that will layer nicely while also seeming fresh. This interpretation of an antelope’s coloring and spotting is so dynamic. The version in Navy is so unexpected but instantly feels like a classic.

From http://blog.fabricut.com/vern-yip-shares-his-top-picks

We are wild about this print and so are our customers. It also comes in Aqua, Fawn and linen shop the look here https://www.housefabric.com/Vern-Yip-Fabrics–C5534.aspx

04235 in Aqua Garden

04235 Aqua Garden Vern Yip

Everyone knows that I’m a fanatic for orange! I love how it freshly partners with so many colors. This exotic bird print brings together beautiful line work with Grey, Aqua, Bark, Moss, and Orange to create a stylish and rich print that also manages to be soothing. I love how absolutely versatile this print is and how many different colors you can pull out of it!

From http://blog.fabricut.com/vern-yip-shares-his-top-picks

Vern also mentions his favorite color combination grey and citrine! We love 04225 Citrine and 04250 Citrine. Chinosorie is a classic design element that our customers have been embracing. The dragon print is bold and the grey citrine combination is so eye catching. The textured velvet is so luxurious but also durable and can be used for window treatments, upholstery or bedding. They make stunning coordinates.

This entire collection is full of inspirational prints, rich colors and texture and can be used for multi purpose applications from upholstery to window treatments. Shop everything we carry and more here https://www.housefabric.com/Default.aspx

Refresh your outdoor space in the comfiest rustic style with our new Outdoor Buffalo Check Fabric. You’ll love the simplicity of its classic plaid pattern! Perfect for outdoor lifestyle decorating, create stunning poolside accent pieces, sunroom or patio cushions, upholstery, pillows or table top. Find them here https://www.housefabric.com/Outdoor-Plaid-Fabric-C6461.aspx

Create a relaxing outdoor oasis with these timeless yet trendy outdoor prints.  Outdoor Buffalo check collection is fade resistant and UV tested for 1000 hours of direct sunlight. These fabrics are at such a fabulous price point, you will be able to create a custom look without breaking the bank. It makes the perfect statement in any outdoor space!

From  the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire, for their elaboration and complexity of design and surface decoration. Most textiles are a variation on rectangular or square pieces of woven palm leaf fiber enhanced by geometric designs executed in linear embroidery and other stitches, which are cut to form pile surfaces resembling velvet. Women are responsible for transforming raffia cloth into various forms of textiles, including ceremonial skirts, ‘velvet’ tribute cloths, headdresses and basketry.
In Kuba culture, men are responsible for raffia palm cultivation and the weaving of raffia cloth.[1] Several types of raffia cloth are produced for different purposes, the most common form of which is a plain woven cloth that is used as the foundation for decorated textile production. Men produce the cloth on inclined, single-heddle looms and then use it to make their clothing and to supply foundation cloth to female members of their clan section. The cloth is coarse when it is first cut from the loom, so it is then pounded in a mortar, which softens it and renders it ready for the application of surface decoration, for which women are responsible. (text from Wikipedia)

The Making of Kuba Cloth

The process of making Kuba cloth is extremely time consuming and may take several days to form a simple placemat size piece. The men first gather the leaves of the raffia tree and then dye it using mud, indigo, or substances from the camwood tree. They then rub the raffia fibers in their hands to soften it and make it easier for weaving. After they’ve completed the base cloth the women embroider it. They do this by pulling a few threads of the raffia fibers, inserting them into a needle running the needle through the cloth until the fibers show up on the opposite end. They then take a knife and cut off the top of the fibers, leaving only a little bit showing. Doing this hundreds of times forms a design. The designs are seldom planned out ahead of time, and most of the embroidery is done by memory.

The Kuba people, who developed this and many other fabrics were very resistant to using European cloth; and for many years seldom used machine made fabrics. When researching this and other cloths that the Kuba people developed, it is not hard to understand why they resisted the change so much. Each fabric, each pattern, and each design in  traditional Kuba fabrics  has great meaning. On the basis of what a person wore; you could interpret much about them. Social status age, marital status, and a person’s character were just a few of the things a piece of cloth symbolized to these people.

Own a piece of this fabric today; not only will you be sharing in the culture of these ingenious people, but you will experience the true art of the Kuba people as well. Made in Congo. (text from Africa Imports)

Mud Cloth

From Mali – Bògòlanfini or bogolan (Bambara: bɔgɔlanfini; “mud cloth”) is a handmade Malian cotton fabric traditionally dyed with fermented mud.[1] It has an important place in traditional Malian culture and has, more recently, become a symbol of Malian cultural identity. The cloth is being exported worldwide for use in fashion, fine art and decoration. (text from Wikipedia)

Each piece of mud cloth has a story to tell! The symbols, the arrangement, color and shape, all reveal different secrets.

The Making of Mudcloth

The making of mudcloth is a time-consuming process, normally taking four days to a week to complete depending on weather. Each piece is made of 100% cotton, and is completely and totally hand-made.

The men start the process by weaving cotton thread on a loom. The loom is normally hand-held and makes a strip of cloth 5″-6″ wide. After they weave around 9 panels they sew them together and then traditionally the women paint and design the cloth.

A mudcloth artist deals in a specific field. Each concept is taught and learned over a long period of time. A person wishing to work in the art of mudcloth has to be taught how to make each of the different dyes out of organic substances, as well as how each of the substances will react with the fabric and fixatives.

The first step in making the cloth is to set it in a fixative solution made from tea. The mud designs are then hand-painted and the tea sets into the fabric. Mud used to make mudcloth is usually mixed with water and set aside for about a year.

Using twigs or metal instruments the artist paints the designs with the mud, saturating the area so it will not wash out. After being washed the process is repeated and then dried and put in another solution to make patterns stand out more. On black and white fabric, a soda is painted on the areas with no patterns causing then to be white. (text from Africa Imports)

Click here for HouseFabric.com African Influence Fabric Collection

Interior designer and HGTV personality Vern Yip has released his first fabric collection and we are pleased to announce that we are carrying a selection of these new fabrics.

Pictured: 03186 Burnt Orange, 03367 Spice, 03185 Charcoal

He aimed to create a collection both beautiful and practical.

Pictured: 03368 Pewter, 03367 Yellow Grey

Vern Yip has 2 children and he tried to keep families in mind while designing his collection. He has even used some of the fabrics in his collection in their playroom.

Pictured: 03366 Blue, 03367 Aqua Cloud, 03186 Grey

Pictured: 03358 Natural, 03372 Frost, 03367 Aqua Cloud

The new collection is contemporary and masculine and it really shows in his choice of colors including grey, blue, and orange.

Pictured: 03185 Charcoal, 03370 Grey, 03368 Pewter

Vern Yip says “one of my favorite things has really been layering the patterns” in his new collection. The selection that we carry is a mix of his geometric and floral patterns.

Pictured: 03186 Tan, 03372 Earth Sheen, 03367 Poppy

This is just a small sampling, so make sure to see the rest of the collection at HouseFabric.com

Please contact us for pricing and availability for fabrics that we do not have listed online.

See more about his new collection in the video below.

Pictured: Arya Jet, Skyline Black, Kalah 2 Jet, Harliquin 2 Jet, Molokai 2 Jet, and Alberi 2 Silver

There are few color combinations that are as timelessly chic as black and white. We are excited about the new Duralee Black and White wovens that we just got in recently. Kalah has been very popular in blue and is now available in black and white.We can’t wait to see what people make out of it.

The girls in the shop have been oohing and ahhing over Alberi, which has a touch of silver in the branch print. We are also very fond of the new graphic prints with their clean lines. Check out our pinterest board for ideas on how to use black and white in both modern and traditional applications.

See our selection of Duralee’s Black and Whites at HouseFabric.com

DID YOU KNOW…
Cosmopolitan Magazine listed black and white as one of the 15 biggest fashion trends for Spring, 2015. As stated in Cosmo’s October 4, 2014 edition, “It’s hard to call black and white a trend since it literally never goes out of style, but it looks so damn good that it’s worth taking a moment just to remind yourself.”

*Charles Manning, 15 Biggest Trends of Spring 2015, The 70’s are totally the new 90’s, Cosmopolitan, 10/4/14

http://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/fashion/news/a31787/15-biggest-trends-of-spring-2015/

Pictured: Eli Mimosa, Castillo Saturn, Hartley Topaz, Tolo Paloma, and Eli Iron

We are excited to show you the new fabrics that we just got in by one of our favorite designers, Nate Berkus.

Pictured: Castillo Bali, Briza Lagoon, Leira Aegean, Birnbeck Citrine, Eli Celery

Indigo, Grey, and Citrine have all been very popular colors and we love how they are used in the patterns in this new Nate Berkus collection.

Pictured: Eli Lapis, Almasi Bristol, Hartley Ink, and Eli Lava Rock

Pictured: Gabrielle Seaside, Hartley Bay, Lyons Shoreline, Castille Bali, and Briza Lagoon

The new collection also plays well with the Nate Berkus Fabrics that we already carry. Here you can see some of the new patterns paired with Safi Slate.

Pictured: Castillo Saturn, Hartley Topaz, Tolo Paloma, Eli Iron, and Safi Slate

This is only a selection of our new Nate Berkus fabrics, see the rest on HouseFabric.com and on our Nate Berkus Pinterest Board.

Order your samples today and pre-order your fabric for early April delivery.