Working notes from the Hunter Douglas Upholstery & Drapery Fabric desk — sample cycles, certificate questions, method comparisons, and channel-routing rules of thumb that come up most often in decorative and contract textile qualification. Hunter Douglas reports decorative and contract textile evidence per article and per facility rather than as supplier-level statements.
After 8 years and $11,000 in fabric mistakes, I've learned that choosing Hunter Douglas fabric depends on your scenario. Here are the three I see most, plus the checklist I wish I'd had.
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