Wednesday, 8 October 2014

Tetrad Design Combine with Harris Tweed to Make Stylish Designed Furniture

Harris tweed is historical weave has been connected with the Scotland weavers for centuries. It has been trademarked and there is no way other weavers can copy the design. Tetrad range of products, both soft and hard, are items made under the designer label Tetrad. When the craftsmanship of the same is combined with the historical weave of Harris tweed, it produces a unique of a range of products that are exclusive, stylish and very comfortable.

Harris Tweed furniture is the furniture that has become very popular. The easy chairs, sofas, and stools are covered by Harris tweed fabric and its cushions are also made of remarkable material in historic check designs or in various designs.



Harris tweed is a hand woven material made by people living in the Outer Hebrides area of Scotland. It is made from wool that is pure and dyed by the islanders themselves and then spun in various designs. U.K Parliament has passed a special act to protect the trademark Harris Tweed in 1993, thereby prohibiting copying of the pattern. Harris Tweed Authority covers both mills and independent weavers. It is the oldest trademark in the history of the United Kingdom and has gained a kind of historical place in the history of trademarks.

Harris Tweed comes in many kinds of patterns; however, four patterns are very common. These are- plain twill that shows diagonal pattern, houndstooth check that has broken checks, herringbone, has weaving pattern in a V shape and plaid that has a pattern of bands, crossing horizontally and vertically.

Tetrad harris tweed has used fabric from Harris Tweed as covering for sofas, stools and easy chairs. The warm subdued weave patterns of fabrics combine with sleek designs of Tetrade furniture make a distinctive style of furniture. The fabrics used, come under the trade name of Winter, Summer and Spring checks and carry the colors of these seasons. A sofa, easy chair or stool covered in Winter Check will have grey and white shades of winter with orange and yellow to stripes criss crossing to make tidy squares. Check fabric usually has broad, prominent squares in bold colors or green and soft color stripes against a background of grey or soft orange. The woollen fabric gives a natural warmth to the covering which is hard to get with fabrics made of artificial yarn.

Easy chairs and sofas come in many shapes and sizes, all designed for comfort. The covering in Harris Tweed blends with classical or traditional styles; however, a chair or a sofa with the same fabric covering will also give unique character to a room with modern style. If you want to focus attention gets an easy chair made from the same stuff which will be soft colors of biege and soft grey, set it against a modern cupboard and watch how it draws attention in any gathering. When you combine historical traditional style of weaving with sleek design and excellent craftsmanship of Tetrad the result is bound to be breathtaking and unique.

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