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What is horsehair fabric used for?

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What is horsehair fabric used for?
Horsehair fabric is used for upholstery as well as the crafts of horsehair hitching, horsehair braiding, pottery, and even jewelry. This type of fabric is coveted for both its lustre and durability.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
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Large Strapontin Cream Horsehair Stool by Design Frères
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
horsehair fabric, which combines understated elegance with exclusivity and tradition, are its silky sheen
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools

Materials

Steel

Pair of Large Strapontin Cream Horsehair Stools by Design Frères
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
characteristics of horsehair fabric, which combines understated elegance with exclusivity and tradition, are its
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools

Materials

Steel

Coach-built stool in orange horsehair with English antique legs
Located in Stroud, GB
Coach-built stool covered in orange horsehair fabric standing on English antique turned legs and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Sapele Wood

Frits Henningsen, Sofa, Mahogany, Fabric, Denmark, 1940s
By Frits Henningsen
Located in High Point, NC
A stained mahogany and yellow horsehair fabric sofa or settee designed and produced by Frits
Category

Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

Swedish Grace Stool "Ceasar" by Axel Einar Hjorth, NK, Sweden, 1930s
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet), Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Stockholm, SE
. Seat upholstered with horsehair fabric.
Category

Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Wood

1946 Pair of "Chauffeuse" Armchairs Attributed to Andre Arbus
By André Arbus
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
cushion, the upholstery is original horsehair and spring, high back in horsehair. Fabric and cushion in
Category

Vintage 1940s French Slipper Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Damask, Silk, Beech

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