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