by Kristi Tucker | Mar 15, 2024 | News
With around two dozen natural fiber fabrics in-stock, TVF’s ever-evolving arsenal of home décor and apparel fabrics made from natural fibers is built on the needs of discerning clothing, furniture, and home décor and accessory makers. Our customers come for the...
by Kristi Tucker | Mar 8, 2024 | News
The perfect popular ripstop fabric for your bag, case, or other application often requires threading a needle of sorts. The right amount of tensile strength, ideal weight, water repellency, repetitive-use capabilities, even the aesthetics of the ripstop pattern all...
by Kristi Tucker | Feb 26, 2024 | News
TVF’s Print Media fabric selection is massive. A great thing for helping you with your next run, whether you’re a commercial printer, a sign and graphics company, a print service provider, a little of all, or if you take a different printing pathway. If you’re just...
by Dan McGowan | Feb 19, 2024 | News
Fabric finishing offers clear plusses (enhancing look and performance, of course) and even a few minuses (potential in some cases to reduce a material’s strength). While finishes may not be a magic bullet, they do add incredible value and stretch the...
by Kristi Tucker | Feb 12, 2024 | News
TVF boasts an impressive collection of quality lightweight fabrics. Our curated selection of durable cottons, versatile vinyls, resilient polyesters, and high-performance nylons ensures that our customers can find the perfect fabric for any project. Whether your...
by Kristi Tucker | Jan 15, 2024 | News
Your specific industrial fabric use is unique. Whether you’ll use it for gear or chairs, tarps or covers, advertising or packs, TVF is your partner to select the perfect match for the job. Not all high performers need to be heavyweights, so here are five of our most...
by Dan McGowan | Jan 12, 2024 | News
Baloney slicer might be the most whimsical of nicknames for fabric slitting methods, but it’s far from the only way to convert a roll of fabric. Our latest episode of the Textile Nerd Podcast examines slitting technology of every stripe. Join Lori, Dan, and textile...
by Kristi Tucker | Jan 11, 2024 | News
Sometimes, apparel manufacturers have to look at lightweight options to keep their priorities on target. They may not have a specific fabric in mind, but more of a category they’re considering. At TVF, our Sales Consultants meet you on your level to achieve your goals...
by Kristi Tucker | Jan 8, 2024 | News
CARMEL, IND. (JANUARY 8, 2024) – TVF, a leading textile supplier, is entering its 50th year in business. Co-founded and incorporated in Carmel, Indiana in 1974 by Dick Hanzel and Dick Leventhal as Top Value Fabrics, TVF has evolved over five decades from a few rolls...
by Kristi Tucker | Dec 21, 2023 | News
TVF introduces 1.5 oz. Polyester Voile 4035KFL, a new ultra-lightweight option for eye-catching trade show exhibits, 3D displays, and retail displays. Precision-formulated for dye sublimation paper transfer (dye sub) printing, Polyester Voile also delivers brilliant...
by Kristi Tucker | Dec 11, 2023 | News
After 21 years at TVF and more than three decades in the textile industry, Senior Sales Consultant Terry Smith is retiring. Terry arrived at TVF after 11 years as a purchasing agent at a cold air inflatable manufacturer (and TVF customer). His sales training came on...
by Dan McGowan | Nov 30, 2023 | News
Laminating textiles adds major value to the end-use. In this episode of The Textile Nerd Podcast, Lori and Dan are joined by special guest Robert Hinsch (TVF vice president of business development) to explore this value-added service that enhances durability and...
by Kristi Tucker | Nov 21, 2023 | News
As the print media industry reflects on PRINTING United Expo 2023, it’s clear that SEG framing systems continue to be heavily in-demand. TVF offers a wide array of printable fabrics – backlit to frontlit, blackback (blockout) to black-colored fabric...
by Kristi Tucker | Nov 20, 2023 | News
Call it what you will – “duck,” “duck cloth,” or “duck canvas” – cotton duck is the tightly-woven, heavyweight cotton fabric with a high thread count that has been a mainstay in the industrial world for ages. Two of the most common coatings requested by industrial...
by Kristi Tucker | Nov 13, 2023 | News
Who doesn’t love variety? When it comes to apparel fabrics Made in USA, TVF runs the gamut! Need something that provides 4-way stretch and manages moisture? Jennifer can and it’s also dye sublimation paper transfer-compatible. Cycling jerseys, polo shirts, and...
by Kristi Tucker | Nov 9, 2023 | News
Recent conversations at print media industry gatherings confirm: UV printing use for fabric applications is on the rise. Shops that find themselves turning to this faster-drying option more frequently – or those that want to – could use fabric options with a coating...
by Kristi Tucker | Nov 6, 2023 | News
TVF’s appearance at the 2023 Advanced Textiles Expo can be summed up in two words: deeper connection. Through our new booth and visits with countless current and potential customers, the TVF sales and marketing teams built on our nearly 50-year industry legacy by...
by Kristi Tucker | Nov 6, 2023 | News
While 32 oz. Vinyl Coated Polyester (VCP) and 40 oz. Vinyl Coated Polyester are most well-known for dock seals, these industrial stalwarts are also known for multiple outdoor uses like shelters and tarps, and in fields such as automotive and airline. Customers have...
