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FABRIC SELECTION GUIDE
The fabric you select for your slipcover is very, very important. To get a beautiful slipcover with best fit we offer the following suggestions.
- For fitted slipcovers, we recommend:
- Any tightly woven fabrics (not stiff)
- Pattern, print, or textured fabrics
- Decorator prints
- Fabrics with the weight and feel of worn blue jeans
- Brocade (light or medium weight)
- Cotton Blends (cotton linen or flax)
- Damask (light or medium weight)
- Denim Twills (any color)
- Ticking
- Tweed (light or medium weight)
- Wovens (light or medium weight)
For relaxed (loose) slipcovers, we recommend:
- pre washed fabrics – they work best to achieve this look.
- pre washed – Decorator prints
- pre washed – brocade (light or medium weight)
- pre washed – canvas (medium weight)
- pre washed – Denim twills (medium weight)
- pre washed – Jacquard (medium weight)
- pre washed – ticking (medium weight)
- pre washed – linen (medium weight)
NOT RECOMMENDED:
- Thin fabrics (sheets)
- Stiff fabrics (Chintz)
- Slippery rayon fabrics!!!
- Heavy upholstery fabrics
- Rubber backed fabrics
- Fabrics that show thru to underneath fabric
- Covering leather or vinyl