25 Jun Secret Sources: Navy Cut Velvet Fabric
koplavitch & zimmer
I love a good cut velvet fabric. The weight and thickness of a quality silk velvet makes for a luxurious textile indeed. While I have long admired Koplavitch & Zimmer’s (a high end, to the trade textile house) “Panthera” pattern, its $400 a yard price had kept me away. I have been particularly drawn to the “Navy” color way, since I am after all, a lover of blue. You can buy this fabric for around $100 a yard here, which is awesome, but a few months ago, while poking around on Ebay, I found this fabric.
ebay
Yes, it looks different in the photo, but computers do crazy things to fabrics and hues, so I thought I would try it. I needed a yard of it to make two pillows that would give a little edge to my very traditional 1920’s library. I paid my nearly $30 (hello STEAL!), and friends, I was amazed when I pulled it out of the bag.
I believe it is the same fabric.
I love how the new pillows look on my vintage “cup chairs”, as they are lovingly called around here, that we recovered in a camel leather a year or so ago. This fabric is so lovely, and the navy velvet with the pops of aqua blue in the center look terrific together.
Normally, my “Secret Sources” posts are look-alike items, but like I said before, I really think this is the Koplavitch fabric being sold for less than $30 a yard. Wowza, this is quite the deal.
It looks like they only have 12 or so yards left so I would jump on it, but I made sure I ordered it for my client before I posted it on the blog, ha. ; )
Hint: You can make an offer for an even better price.
This fabric is fabulous, snatch it up!
Kelley
Posted at 13:01h, 25 JuneI purchased that same fabric last year and love it – except I got it for about $19 per yard here:
http://www.housefabric.com/Simba-Navy-P91348.aspx
😉
Grace
Posted at 13:08h, 25 JuneOh awesome, Kelley! Thanks for the heads up! xo
Grace
Posted at 13:09h, 25 JunePS – HouseFabric is always such a great resource! I like how they say it is “eco-friendly”, too. 🙂 (??)
Kelley
Posted at 13:34h, 25 JuneHaha, yes I noticed that, too! I guess they mean because it’s not made from real leopard? Who knows! But I do love that fabric!
Grace
Posted at 16:43h, 25 JuneHA!! That made me laugh – yes, definitely not real leopard, too funny.
Emily
Posted at 14:16h, 25 JuneWow!!! I love this fabric. Can’t believe you found such a deal–and Kelley did too!
Grace
Posted at 16:43h, 25 JuneYay! Thanks Emily. 🙂
Dominique
Posted at 14:44h, 25 JuneGosh, I have been looking for a good patterned fabric for my master curtains. I am going to race home after work to measure my windows! If only the $20/yd had more than 2 yards.
Grace
Posted at 16:42h, 25 JuneGo Dominique, GO! Good luck, let me know how it turns out!
Kelsey
Posted at 07:52h, 26 JuneHave a pair of tufted club chairs that would benefit from that beautiful leather! Is it real or faux??
Grace
Posted at 09:54h, 26 JuneHi Kelsey, it is real! I used that exact leather on some client’s chairs a couple of years ago, and I loved it so much, I ordered some for myself a few months later! This leather would look beautiful tufted – it is a distressed camel leather, and it is gorgeous! I like it because it can take some wear and tear and not look like it due to the distressing. Hope that helps! G
Autumn
Posted at 19:24h, 26 JuneHi Grace,
Love the fabric on the pillows and the leather on the chairs!! Do you have a source for your leather? Thanks so much!
Grace
Posted at 15:49h, 30 JuneHey Autumn, gosh, that was so long ago. Let me try to look it up and get back to you, okay? It was a fab company, I’d love to give them some business!
Kelsey
Posted at 09:07h, 01 JulyWould love to hear this too! Thanks Grace 🙂
Kelsey
Posted at 11:09h, 04 AugustHey Grace! Did you ever dig up this info? Would still love to know, thank you!
Kirsten
Posted at 15:34h, 02 FebruaryHey Grace! I too wanted to know if you found the leather source? I have two chairs that would look beautiful re-covered. Thanks!