Top tips for picking the right fabric

Tensile fabric means fabric under tension – it is important to understand this as contrary to popular belief, we rarely use stretchy fabrics as they tend to be unpredictable. And for fabric structures we need complete accuracy.
Before selecting a fabric we primarily need to know:
- what it is going to be used for
- if it is for indoor or outdoor use
- how it’s going to be used
- what it looks like
- how wide it is
- if it is waterproof
- its fire rating
We then look at a number of factors before recommending fabric for a particualr project, including:
- Fire rating
- Colour range
- Sun shading qualities
- Waterproof ability
- Cost
- Visual qualities
- Width
- Joining method
- Blackout qualities
- Robustness
Read more details about all of these factors at: Fabrics for Tensile Fabric Structures
A different fabric has been selected for all of the images on this page depending on the requirements for each project - visual, acoustic, printed, weatherproof and interior sun shading.
By Abi Smith, 09/11/2021




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