The company offers custom window treatments, Hunter Douglas blinds and shades, bedding, furniture, slipcover and reupholstery, pillows and cushions. Today, with 70 stores and online business, Calico has grown to be the largest specialty retailer of decorative fabrics in the country, offering thousands of designer fabrics and managing fabrication through a network of professional workrooms. Gradually, Calico stores were established in most major markets across the U.S. In 1970, the company was purchased by Everfast, Inc., a firm that had been converting fabrics since 1896. “We are optimistic about our future together.”Ĭalico has evolved since its inception in 1948 when the first Calico Corners store opened in Bedford Village, New York. “It has been inspiring to see the dedication of Calico employees and the work ethic that brought the company to where we are today,” Amitabh says in a statement. Textiles 360 sells high-end fabrics to American jobbers and others from select mills all over the world, with a special focus in India.Ĭalico owner Amitabh Himatsingka (l to r), Margaret Thurmond, vice president of store operations, and owner Supriya Himatsingka. In addition to Calico, the Himatsingkas have another business venture, Textiles 360, a two-year-old wholesale company based in New York City. They live in New York City and Unionville, Pennsylvania, near Calico corporate offices.įormer owner, Bert Kerstetter, continues as chairman at Calico. She also had her own business, creating fabrics and accessories for the juvenile market. with a degree in textile and surface design. Supriya, the vice president of design and development, is a graduate of F.I.T. Now the president and CEO of Calico, Amitabh was involved with family mills in India for 30 years. – Amitabh and Supriya Himatsingka have bought a part of Calico, the retailer with 70 design stores across the U.S.įounded in 1948 as Calico Corners, the company is the largest specialty retailer of decorative fabrics, custom window treatments, and soft furnishings for the home, according to the company.Īmitabh and Supriya Himatsingka, who did not give details on the deal, are veterans of the textile industry. If there are any questions, please ask before you place your purchase.KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. The color, brightness and contrast settings of your monitor may vary. Please be aware that fabric colors can vary from one computer to another and please don't buy any fabric based solely on an image in regard to color. The size of the pattern, construction, and color lots may vary. We guarantee the quality of all of our fabrics to be free from defects and they are all sold as FIRST QUALITY.įabric manufacturers produce many variations of the same fabrics. We offer samples on most of our "sold by the yard" fabrics. My Fabric Connection does not accept returns on fabrics that are sold by the yard, therefore no returns are given. Orders shipping outside the United States will be shipped via USPS Priority Mail and shipping costs will be based on the weight of the items purchased. Our fabric warehouses normally take 1-2 business days to ship and then it will be another few days of transit time based on your final destination. Orders under $200 will be charged $24.95 per order to the contiguous USA. We offer FREE shipping on orders of $200 or more. There are a few premium brands that ship from the UK and bill at a higher fixed shipping rate and will not qualify for free shipping. Items will ship via UPS, FEDEX, or USPS Priority Mail. This item is offered in the following store categories: Kravet, Upholstery, Blue, White Shop By /Damask, Paisley. If we offer a sample, you can get a memo from our site, but there are a few brands we are unable sample. If the brand, pattern name, and color are the same as our website, you are buying the correct fabric. We always recommend viewing a sample locally through a retail fabric store, interior designer, furniture dealer, or upholstery shop. Most of our fabrics are suitable for upholstery, drapery, bedding, pillows, and many other upholstered applications. The designer fabrics sold by My Fabric Connection are always first quality and come directly from the manufacturer. It is sampled in Gis and the pattern repeat size is Horizontal: 14 inches and Vertical: 16.5 inches and is manufactured in USA. The Kravet Contract Fabric 34767.5 is 52 inches wide and contains Rayon 82%, Polyester 18%. Kravet offers upholstery or drapery fabrics for any application. Choose from over 20k fabrics and trimmings throughout the Kravet Basics, Design, Couture, Smart, and Contract on our site. Kravet is a fifth-generation designer fabric company that began 1918 and has grown into one of the most well-known fabric suppliers in the world.
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