Why would you want to choose Chenille fabric for your upholstered headboards?

Apr 3
08:22

2012

Peter Jenny

Peter Jenny

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Customized designer headboards are quickly coming into vogue. As an item of furniture a headboard represents a key focal point of the bedroom, so choosing a headboard that is stylish and attractive makes a whole lot of sense.

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Most upholstered headboards are now available in a range of custom designs,Why would you want to choose Chenille fabric for your upholstered headboards? Articles colours and fabrics, allowing customers to personalise the appearance and feel of their headboard.

One of the most popular fabrics on the market today is luxury Chenille, an incredibly soft fabric with an iridescent sheen. Chenille has been manufactured on a commercial scale since the 1970s when it made a return to the fashion mainstream, but the origins of the design process can be traced right back to the 18th Century.

Chenille has found much favour with interior designers due to its distinctive touch and feel, and nowadays it is used in a wide variety of applications including clothing, upholstery, curtains, throws and blankets.

The word chenille means ‘caterpillar’ in French and refers to the fuzzy caterpillar-like appearance of the yarn from which the fabric is woven. The yarn is made by spinning together shorter lengths of yarn called ‘pile’ and ‘core.’ These pieces of yarn are normally made from cotton, but it is also possible to find acrylic, rayon and olefin varieties.

To make the yarn the ‘pile,’ a very thin filament-like fibre, is placed between two much stronger pieces of highly twisted yarn, the ‘core,’ before being twisted together.

This spinning process was traditionally performed by hand, resulting in a fabric with highly variable characteristics. In the 1990s the introduction of a mechanised manufacturing process and the formation of the Chenille International Manufacturers Association (CIMA) now mean that modern Chenille meets consistently high standards of quality.

One of the most unique and desirable characteristics of the fabric is its iridescent quality, also called the ‘reflection effect.’ When viewed from different angles the light reflected by the fabric will constantly change, producing a beautiful shimmering and glistening effect.

Chenille-finish upholstered headboards are particularly attractive in rooms that employ a lot of natural light as this helps accentuate the ‘reflection effect’ described above. The wide variety of dyed-finish colours now available also gives homeowners even more options when it comes to personalizing their headboards. You will have a choice of colours including black, brown, champagne, charcoal, duck egg and willow.

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