Secret Sources: Navy Cut Velvet Fabric

Secret Sources: Navy Cut Velvet Fabric

koplavitch & zimmer

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

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.

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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.

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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!

Written by Grace

16 Comments
  • Kelley
    Posted at 13:01h, 25 June Reply

    I 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 June Reply

      Oh awesome, Kelley! Thanks for the heads up! xo

    • Grace
      Posted at 13:09h, 25 June Reply

      PS – HouseFabric is always such a great resource! I like how they say it is “eco-friendly”, too. 🙂 (??)

      • Kelley
        Posted at 13:34h, 25 June Reply

        Haha, 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 June Reply

          HA!! That made me laugh – yes, definitely not real leopard, too funny.

  • Emily
    Posted at 14:16h, 25 June Reply

    Wow!!! I love this fabric. Can’t believe you found such a deal–and Kelley did too!

    • Grace
      Posted at 16:43h, 25 June Reply

      Yay! Thanks Emily. 🙂

  • Dominique
    Posted at 14:44h, 25 June Reply

    Gosh, 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 June Reply

      Go Dominique, GO! Good luck, let me know how it turns out!

  • Kelsey
    Posted at 07:52h, 26 June Reply

    Have a pair of tufted club chairs that would benefit from that beautiful leather! Is it real or faux??

    • Grace
      Posted at 09:54h, 26 June Reply

      Hi 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 June Reply

        Hi 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 June Reply

          Hey 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 July

            Would love to hear this too! Thanks Grace 🙂

  • Kelsey
    Posted at 11:09h, 04 August Reply

    Hey Grace! Did you ever dig up this info? Would still love to know, thank you!

  • Kirsten
    Posted at 15:34h, 02 February Reply

    Hey Grace! I too wanted to know if you found the leather source? I have two chairs that would look beautiful re-covered. Thanks!

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