Cherokee red fabric/tile?

[jmixon]

Doing some serious work at my parents house, building a few ottomans and also redoing the blinds and possibly putting in tile in the kitchen. I'm trying to coordinate all of these things to be the same color for some internal consistency in the design of the house. So I guess I have a couple questions.

1. Does cherokee red/similar red, tile exist in large tile? Say 2'x2'?

2. Does anyone have experience with cherokee red/similar red fabrics for curtains/ottoman cushion?

[peterm]

I found new old stock in Los Angeles, and I bought everything that they had in this fabric. Though not literally Cherokee Red (Wright specified "Rose"), I am happy with the result. I think what is even more important than the exact shade, is the nubby texture of the weave, and slight variations in the color.

[jmixon]

Yeah that's great! Do you know if anywhere else stocks it?

[peterm]

It was just an unmarked bolt of fabric. I have no idea who manufactured it...

Maybe a bit pricey, but appropriate...
http://www.knolltextiles.com/textiles/p ... 1443&sku=8

Even better color:
http://www.knolltextiles.com/textiles/p ... 109&sku=15

More economical (9):
http://www.knolltextiles.com/textiles/p ... 523&sku=18

This is probably the closest in color to our upholstery:
http://www.knolltextiles.com/textiles/p ... 1458&sku=9

[jmixon]

wow 18 vs 99 bucks a yard? whoahzers

[peterm]

The $18.00 looks perfect, but I'm afraid that the texture might be somewhat flat when compared to the pricier ones.

[Jeff Myers]

As for Cherokee Red tile that's an interesting question.

[peterm]

Though the color is quite intense, this nubby texture, in my opinion, is ideal for Usonian upholstery:

Photo of Lloyd Lewis house (below) originally posted by SDR:

I guess they are also called "slubs":

http://mid2mod.blogspot.com/2010/12/pss ... s.html?m=1

[jmixon]

Yeah that's an interesting texture. We're almost done an ottoman so we're really looking for a good fabric.

[peterm]

Depending on where you live, you might be able to find some new old stock like I did. The old, huge fabric stores are the place to go. Sometimes they have stuff lying around that never sold. Otherwise, you can go the more expensive route with something like Knoll or Herman Miller.

Some time ago, I found some great wool fabric for a chair at this website. They specialize in modern, mid century, and retro fabrics, sometimes at a huge discount. Here's one that looks pretty good (only 6 yards...)

http://www.winterbeachmodern.com/fabric ... brick.html

And: http://www.winterbeachmodern.com/fabric ... immon.html

[Roderick Grant]

If there is one thing "inferior desecrators" know, it's fabric. At Barnsdall, we had a hard time finding upholstery to replicate the living room furniture. Since we had an original pillow, we knew exactly what we needed ... even the color, since parts of the fabric of the pillow had been hidden from light and were not faded. Nothing produced in this country was close to what we needed. To the rescue, Elizabeth Montgomery (no relation to "Bewitched"), interior designer, who found a source in Germany without much trouble at all. It might be worth the cost to get the professional help.

[peterm]

The main thing I would stay away from is a fabric with any sort of printed pattern. Unless it's original Taliesin Schumacher fabric, I would avoid it like the plague.

Tweedy, nubby, yes...

[Roderick Grant]

Who did the fabric at Zimmerman? That's about as handsome as any I've seen.

[Jeff Myers]

John DeKovan Hill did the fabric at Zimmerman

[peterm]

You mean that he picked it? I doubt that he wove or manufactured it...

Another great example is the upholstery from the Usonian Exhibition House.