As a textile artist, you might know that in the ever-evolving world of textiles, the ability to order custom woven fabrics in just the amount of yardage needed for a project is an underrated game-changer. It benefits artists, businesses, and suppliers alike, and improves the way we all approach planning projects and sourcing the materials and fabrics needed. This will be the subject of this article–the benefits of custom woven fabrics, and why it stands to help the textile industry as a whole. This is something we at Fiber Art are proud to offer, and can’t wait for the textile community to take advantage of, and benefit from!
More Conducive to Creativity
This is by far and large the biggest advantage to custom woven fabric by the yardage. It frees up designers who were previously confined to pre-made fabric patterns and colors on the market. Now, they can create designs tailored to their specific vision. Being able to dictate the exact color, pattern, texture, and material of their fabric gives textile artists and designers even more degrees of freedom in their work. It might also allow for functional customization as well–for example, by being able to focus less on the design in the weaving, designers may be able to create fabrics with more durability, water resistance, and so on.
More Sustainable For the Environment…
Ordering custom woven fabric in the precise yardage needed cuts down waste. Manufacturers won’t need to produce a custom design in bulk, which is something they need to do in order to make sure they turn a profit. In turn, artists won’t have to pay for as much material, and figure out what to do with the leftover fabric (which inevitably will get thrown out if there’s no project that requires such a specific fabric). Custom yardage ensures that every inch of the fabric produced is intentional and purposefully used, cutting down on fabric and textile waste, which is an increasingly alarming issue.
…And for Your Wallet
Being able to order and produce custom woven fabric in just the right amount of yardage is easier on the environment, and you, the artist. As we said, excess yardage is usually discarded and thrown away; this is also what happens to the money spent on the material. Producing custom fabric in the precise yardage is particularly valuable to small businesses and solo artists, because it decreases materials and overhead cost. It might be true that manufacturers will charge a little bit more to produce custom designs in the fabric, but in the long run it will cost less than ordering a larger amount of fabric and throwing out the leftovers.
A More Efficient Workflow
Having pre-designed custom fabric not only augments the creativity an artist can approach a product with, but also gives productivity a boost. When the fabric arrives ready to be used (and in the exact dimensions needed), it shaves some time off of the project–there’s simply less need for cutting, measuring, and modifying the fabric to deliver the design needed. In the grand scheme of the business, this yields faster turnaround time and productivity, which translates to more profits.
Consistent Quality
If fabric is ordered with pre-designed colors or patterns, multiple different fabrics may have to be ordered to fulfill the colors, designs, and textures for a given project. This may necessitate using different batches or manufacturers in order to obtain all the material needed. Custom production allows for specific instructions regarding the weaving process, ensuring that the final product comes from one manufacturer and is up to the artist’s quality. The consistency from having the artist directly involved and utilizing one supplier helps create a more reliable product, which is especially useful for textiles with very strict demands, including uniforms, high-end fashion, and branded merchandise.
In a Nutshell
The ability to be able to order custom woven fabric in precise yardage is a very useful development in the textile world. It benefits a lot of players in the industry: the manufacturer, who saves money by producing and wasting less material; the artist, who has more control over the product design; the artist’s wallet, which loses less money because there’s less wasted material and less money spent on bulk product; the business benefits because there’s more turnover, more profit, and more production; and the customer, who gets a more quality, consistent product in the end.
If you are interested in instantly creating your own custom fabric, just reach to our artist liaison team at info@fiberart.com!
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