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Trend Flash™ – 2014 Showtime Textiles Market

December 9, 2014 By Trend Staff -

Michelle Lamb and Editorial Correspondent, Kathleen Holterman are in High Point for this semi-annual textiles show. Their top trends are below. You can also find posts and pics about the trends on social media: @trendcurve on Instagram and Twitter or Facebook.com/The TrendCurve.

COLOR

  • Blues led every color assortment, especially indigo
  • Teal types were nearly as ubiquitous
  • Terra cotta, clay, coral and other oranges teamed with blues or worked alone
  • Gold’s influence resulted in the emergence of camel
  • New grays kept pushing for warmth
  • So did updated greens
  MATERIALS AND TEXTURES
  • Velvet looked great in new prints
  • Companies used multiple sizes and textures of warp yarns together for more dimension
  • Watch out for wool
  • Metallic/pearl inks and Lurex thread, while still new, slowed way down since the last market
  • There was no most-important texture
  • Instead, textures of all kinds advanced

THEMES AND MOTIFS

  • Romantic watercolor effects finally got their footing
  • In the newest designs, motifs felt randomly placed
  • Ethnic worn carpet looks had lots of support
  • They were part of an ethnic expression that defied geographical or tribal identification
  • Paisley motifs kept showing up
  • Scribbled lines and circles began replacing strict geometrics

Click any thumbnail to view a larger version:

Cut-paper-look skin design in warm green from Valdese Weavers
Golding’s textural stone-washed cotton blend
Home Accent Fabrics’ whimsical Asian update

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