Upholstery

ClubMember1939217C07
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edited January 2018 in New to Caravanning & Touring #1

Hi People

Hope you all had a great christmas and new year.

 

I am looking to find out the design name of the fabric in my Swift Lifestyle 480 SE 2003 and if possible the best place to get it. I am looking at making up a new cushion to replace the end storage unit.

 

I have attached a photo hoping that one of you helpful people out there can point me in the right direction. Please ignore the dog.

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  • KjellNN
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    edited January 2018 #2

    Cannot help with the fabric myself, but would suggest you head to the Swift forum SwiftTalk and ask on there, Swift have staff that answer queries.

  • ValDa
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    edited January 2018 #3

    If you can't get an exact match, why not pick out one of the colours in the fabric, make the base and back cushions from that, and then make a couple (or more) small cushions in the same fabric to tie the scheme together.

    Lots of options here:  Fabric Shop - but unfortunately nothing exactly the same as your fabric.

    Or ask Regal Furnishings who specialise in caravan upholstery if they have any of the fabric, or even know what it is called.

  • ClubMember1939217C07
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    edited January 2018 #4

    Many Thanks for that. Could be a good idea if i cant find the exact match.

  • ValDa
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    edited January 2018 #5

    We took our cushions out, and replaced them with a central chest!  I made side cushions to fill the gap, between the existing cushions and the chest, using a very similar fabric, and it looks great now!

    What size cushions do you need?  We have the set we took out of our caravan!

  • ClubMember1939217C07
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    edited January 2018 #6

    Hi ValDa

     

    The sizes i need are Seat Cushion 25" wide x 18" deep x 7" thick and  Back Rest 25" wide x 12.5" high x 5.5" thick. Hope these measurements make sense.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited January 2018 #7

    Ignore the dog? Certainly not!

    Sometimes the name of the upholstery supply company is on a label on the underside of the cushions, or on the inside of a zipped cover. That might be a starting point.

    May I recommend not making your changes irreversible as p/ex-ing or selling your van could be more difficult if it’s non standard.

  • ValDa
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    edited January 2018 #8

    I'll check the size of our cushions next time we're in the van.  We did measure them when I tried to give them away, but can't find the measurements!

  • CBRBlackbird
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    edited January 2018 #9

    As someone who works with fabrics in the soft furnishing industry, I would very much doubt that it would still be available. Fabric, even the more basic ones, have become a 'fashion' item and the companies don't retain them on their range as long as they did in the past.

  • ggregu
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    edited January 2018 #10

    Hi,

    I was looking for some additional fabric and found this lady very helpful. Even though the upholstery had not been supplied by Belfield, she identified the manufacturer by photos of labels on the upholstery. Might be a bit of a long shot but send her some photos and see what happens.

    Gemma.Miles@belfieldfurnishings.com

    Gill

  • ClubMember1939217C07
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    edited January 2018 #11

    Many Thanks to everyone for all of the replies. Gives me a lot to go on. will keep you all updated. Cheers

  • DSB
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    edited January 2018 #12

    My guess is that the fabric would probably not be now available, because of reasons stated above.  Personally I would just puch something that matched with the decor of the caravan.  I would doubt it would make any serious impact upon the sale of a van that is about 15 years old.  Just my opinion.

    David 

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