Since time immemorial, the clothier has bought sheets of wool or other materials in large quantities to resell them by cut.
It is in a way a wholesaler and a storekeeper who selects weavers from all walks of life.
Until the 1970s, customers still brought their cloth coupons to the tailor.
Nowadays, this choice is made exclusively on samples provided by the clothier, who then sends the fabric footage.
This industry, which is still very much alive, remains reduced to the scale of the textile industry.
To cope with the drop in orders and renew their marvelous profession, certain clothiers have taken an interest in upholstery textiles, such as the Anglo-American Holland & Sherry and the Italian Loro Piana.
The principle is the same.
Interior architects and decorators choose from samples the footage sent to the upholsterers.
The ranges are inspired by the tailoring world: flannels and tweeds, chalk stripes, window tiles or chevrons.
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