Spotlight on Sophia Velvet: our versatile, hardwearing durable velvet curtain fabric

Sophia Velvets is our velvet fabric of choice at Prêt à Vivre. Very popular with clients looking to have made to measure velvet curtains, yet it is also ideal for upholstery and soft furnishings.

Sophia Velvet is cotton viscose velvet of superb quality with a lovely sheen and a subtle crushed velvet effect.

Ideal for as a velvet curtain fabric, Sophia Velvet has a beautiful drape. It is also an extremely robust fabric and with a Martindale score of 200,000 + rubs, Sophia Velvet is incredibly hardwearing yet retains a sumptuously soft and luxurious texture. (Fabrics undergo the Martindale Test to check their durability and suitability for various uses).

It is versatile and adaptable; in fact it is an ideal velvet fabric for soft furnishings and upholstery as well as for curtains. Featured here is an arm-chair upholstered in Sofia Velvet Silver. Sophia Velvets comes in a range of natural colours – from silver greys, through browns to damson.