furniture and fabric facts.

Nothing says more about Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, than looking at our furniture from the inside out.

Glossary of Fabric Terms
Backing: A coating that is applied/sprayed onto the back of fabric to prevent seam slippage and excess wear.v Brocade: Rich jacquard-woven fabric with all-over interwoven design of raised figures or flowers.
Chambray: Popular variety of cotton fabric that combines colored warp and white filling yarns in plain weave.
Chenille: A fuzzy yarn whose pile resembles a caterpillar.
Cotton: A soft vegetable fiber obtained from the seedpod of the cotton plant.
Damask: Firm, glossy jacquard-patterned fabric. Similar to brocade but flatter and reversible.
Denim: Basic cotton cloth that is rugged, tough and serviceable. It is easily recognized by its traditional indigo blue color warp and gray or mottled white filling with a left hand twill on the face. Denim today comes in all the colors of the rainbow.
Dry Cleanable: Materials that can be cleaned only through a cleansing process that applies organic solvents to remove dirt, soil, spots and stains. This means fabrics have to go to the dry cleaner.
Duck: A closely woven heavy durable material.
Dye Lot: Because fabrics are dyed in varying quantities of yardage, consistency of color will vary. Therefore there will be differences in color from bolt to bolt.
Grade: The evaluation of fabrics by price. This evaluation involves labor, supply of goods and demand. A higher grade does not necessarily mean a higher quality.
Jacquard: Intricate method of weaving in which a head-motion at the top of the loom holds and operates a set of punched cards according to a motif desired. Jacquard fabrics include brocades, damask, and brocatelle.
Linen: Fabric woven from the natural fine fiber derived from the flax plant. Some properties of linen are rapid moisture absorption, no fuzziness, does not soil easily, a natural luster and stiffness.
Matelasse: A soft double cloth or compound fabric that has a quilted surface effect. It gives effects such as blistered, puckered, quilted or wadded.
Mohair: The long, lustrous and strong hair of the Angora goat, which is spun into yarns for knitting and fabrics.
Muslin: A firmly woven cotton fabric that has been given a pure starched or backfilled finish to provide a dull "clothy" effect.
Railroaded: Maximum yield of pattern per width.
Toile: A fabric with scenic designs printed in one color or woven into the fabric.
Up the Bolt: Maximum yield of pattern per length. This fabric is subject to seaming and piecing.
Velvet: A cloth in which a succession of rows of short cut pile stand so close together as to give an even uniform surface.
Washable: Materials that have been prewashed and preshrunk to insure that machine washing will not unreasonably fade or shrink during cold water washing or dry cleaning.

Glossary of Furniture Terms
1.8 High Density: The weight of on a cubic foot of foam is its density. The higher the density the better surface softness and deep down support the foam will have. Do not be fooled by some high-density foams, they may be weighed with sand and are not quality foam cores. Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams foam is pure and not sand weighted.
Corner Bracing: A wooden brace that is screwed into a frame where right angles occur. This bracing adds to the strength of the frame.
High Resiliency Foam: A pure foam with a cell structure different from conventional foam, which results in more durable and more supportive material. This foam will retain its shape longer.
Kiln Drying: This process removes moisture from the wood. It ensures that the frames will not wrap, split, crack or mildew.
Polyester Batting: A synthetic fiber wadded into rolls or sheets used for stuffing furniture and mattresses.
Sinuous Spring: An "S" curved piece of metal wire that is secured to the front and back rails of chairs and sofas for support.
Slipcovered Upholstery: Fabric that is sewn as a removable cover to place over a muslin covered furniture base.
Tailored Upholstery: A furniture frame that has fabric fitted and permanently attached.