Dyed Fabric Available on Footstools

Foostools2u are at the forefront of textile technology and are constantly looking to improve upon the quality of its dyed fabric upholstery ranges. The current trend in upholstery fabrics continues to be functional performance fabrics. Consumers want to have stylish and fashionable fabrics that reflect their personality, but they also require fabrics to be easy care and to withstand their active lifestyle and everyday use.

The three methods for producing dyed fabric for upholstery are fibre dyeing, yarn dyeing and piece dyeing. The fibre dyeing method involves colouring the substrate fibre during extrusion (if a man made fibre such as acrylic or polyester) or prior to spinning if a natural fibre for example cotton or linen. Yarn dyeing occurs when the fibre has been spun onto cones and colouration takes place within high pressure dye vessels. Piece dyeing is when the yarn has been spun and woven into cloth. The raw fabric can be dyed in vat, jig or jets (enclosed high pressure dyeing machines) which fix dye stuff through the woven structure of the fabric adding colour and texture. A final finishing process then softens the fabric rendering it suitable for upholstery applications.

The fabrics offered by Foostools2u are each dyed by one of the three dyeing processes. Ravello is fibre dyed at source prior to weaving and finishing. Wicker is woven and then jig dyed on 2000 metre jig dyeing machinery. Loomstate Sienna is placed in huge vat dyeing machines where it undergoes a 24 hour process whilst the dyestuffs are applied and fixed to the fabric to ensure fastness. Prairie Stripe yarns are individually yarn dyed prior to weaving. The weaver then arranges coloured beams and weaving can take place. The fabric is sent away for further processing where size and other impurities are washed out of the fabric and softening takes place. Faux Suede is piece dyed on jig machines and the Chamonix is jet dyed through an eight hour cycle of high pressure dyeing and finishing.

The application of colour gives us the textures and exciting shades that help us to create our footstool range. The processes are controlled to ensure that the dyed fabric maintains its colour throughout the normal life span of a footstool or associated piece of furniture and that our customers will be happy with the long term performance of their dyed fabric.