What kinds of velvet do we have in the market and what are their features?

In a previously published article, we have provided all the information about linen and cotton including their pros and cons and their benefits for people with different conditions. In this article, we are going to provide the same information for velvet. Velvet is also one of the main fabrics used in upholstery repair which is also so popular these days. Furthermore, you can find the pros and cons of each kind of velvet-based fabric based on people’s interests.

What is velvet?

It is impossible to see a furniture shop and have a look at sofas and chairs and do not see chairs and sofas with velvet upholstery. This soft and joyful fabric can make everyone choose velvet for their upholstery repair. Especially, if you are looking for a fabric for your seating upholstery repair, you need to consider velvet as a good choice.

Velvet fabric can offer different surfaces for different uses for different people. Therefore, we cannot say fabric, in general, is ok for all people’s needs. it is like the word car. You can find different models with different brands and different features. It is you that concerned about the needs and chooses the right one.

If you are looking for a sheen surface, you can think about velvet. The direction of velvet fibers, which is called the nap, makes it a sheen product. Furthermore, you can expect to see luxurious furniture by using velvet as their upholstery repair fabrics.

For the quality of velvet, we suggest you checking its main features that are available in the backing of the fabric. You can see how much it is dense and how much its quality is higher in comparison to other velvet fabrics.

When it comes to different kinds of velvet, we should introduce silk velvet, cotton velvet, mohair, velvets made of cellulose, and synthetic velvets.

Silk velvet

The smoothest one between these kinds is silk velvet. With this smoothness, you can expect it to bring a luxurious look to your home or office. However, we do not suggest this kind of velvet for crowded places with many visitors.

Cotton velvet

These velvets crush easily, and this is the reason that we suggest you find blended cotton velvet to avoid crushes.

Mohair

Mohair is velvet which is made up of Angora goat’s fur. It is so expensive, but it can bring you durability and resistance against dirt.

Velvets made of cellulose

These velvets are also so soft with the most sheen feeling, which can make you choose them for your upholstery repair fabric.

Synthetic velvet

The most resistant velvets against crushes and fades are synthetic velvets which are mainly made of polyester. As for drawbacks, they lack a luxurious look and even breathability.

The pros of velvet

Here you find the pros of velvet

1. being soft

As mentioned earlier, velvets are soft and make the user feel beautiful feelings. This softness makes velvet a great choice for especially homes and restaurants.

2. being sheen

The depth of upholstered pieces of furniture makes them look fascinating. This look is a consequence of using velvet in the upholstery processes. To make it clear, by looking at a velvet upholstered piece of furniture, you can see it as 3D artwork!

The cons of velvet

Here you find the cons of velvet.

1. being vacuumed regularly

As the first drawback of velvet, we can mention being vacuumed regularly. In other words, you need to vacuum it from time to time to have dust-free and tidy pieces of furniture. Velvet is the potential to absorb the dust from the environment and this is the reason that you need to vacuum it regularly. However, it can be assumed as a feature of velvet and not as cons for this fabric.

This makes velvet not a good option for pet owners. If you are planning to choose velvet as your furniture’s upholstery, you need to choose a fabric with a colour like your pet’s colour.

2. being difficult to clean velvet pieces of furniture

We normally clean of environment, and it is a must for us. In this respect, it is better to have easy-cleaning pieces of furniture. However, pieces of furniture, which have velvet coats, are not easy cleaning and their cleaning process can take a lot of time.

additionally, we mentioned that you will need vacuum cleaning for these pieces of furniture. For velvet, using a washing machine is not suggested and you will need some professional people to clean your velvet upholstered pieces of furniture. Unlike velvet, some other fabrics such as linen and cotton, do not need professional care and users can just use a washing machine to clean their furniture.

In this article, we provided all the necessary information about velvet, and you can choose the best-suited velvet-based fabric based on your needs. however, our professional experts are here to help you in this respect. You can count on us whenever you get puzzled in the choice process of velvet!