Decorex: Linwood takes green velvet move

After four years of development, Linwood debuted its more-eco friendly version of its best-selling Omega velvet.

Omega III uses recycled plastic bottles, has no chemical back coating and avoids PFAs.

‘We’ve just started weaving Omega III velvet with recycled polyester in the pile, removing 10 large plastic bottles from the environment for every metre woven. There are 75 new colours and early next year the current 100 colours will switch to the new recycled quality,’ says Warrick Gloyn, Linwood sales director.

‘The final part of the jigsaw puzzle, and maybe the most important, is the removal of the chemical back coat for fire retardancy. This is not only kinder to the environment it also produces a softer, more luxurious velvet.

‘Omega III feels even more like expensive cotton velvet than before and it’s also fully washable, so can be used for loose covers as well as fixed upholstery and curtains. It’s taken four years of research to develop Omega III, but we wanted to produce the best velvet in the market – a velvet that feels good, looks good and doesn’t harm the earth.’

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