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What is horsehair fabric used for?
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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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Pair of Mahogany Hepplewhite Armchairs with Horsehair Fabric
Located in Leeds, GB
upholstered in a high-quality dark blue horsehair fabric, finished with brass stud edging. The design, timber
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Hepplewhite Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 6 Mahogany Hepplewhite-style Dining Chairs, c19th with Horsehair Fabric
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Leeds, GB
are traditionally upholstered and covered in a high-quality dark blue horsehair fabric. A well
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
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
