A Peek into the Future of Vinyl Textiles

A Peek into the Future of Vinyl Textiles

We asked Robert Hinsch, our Industrial, Apparel, and Home Décor sales team leader with nearly 40 years of textile expertise, to peer into the future of vinyl fabric innovations. When it comes to vinyl textiles for industrial uses, innovations generally sprout from...
Top 8 Uses for Kenai Vegan Leather

Top 8 Uses for Kenai Vegan Leather

Ripped from the pages of Vogue, showcased on the floors of fine furniture stores, and dangling on the arms of the most fashionable among us, vegan leather (or faux leather) is as trendy as it is versatile. Putting vegan leather to work for apparel and home décor uses...
Print Media Textiles: Replacing Rigid?

Print Media Textiles: Replacing Rigid?

Signage substrates seem softer. It’s both a tongue twister and an ongoing trend TVF’s Print Media Team is noticing… Especially in retail environments. “Demand drives innovation,” says Jeff Nonte, TVF’s vice president of print media sales. “There continues to be a need...
Unflinchingly Multi-Functional Fabrics

Unflinchingly Multi-Functional Fabrics

Fewer than two dozen people can call themselves EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award) winners. Thirteen Major League Baseball players have won the Triple Crown (leading their league in batting average, runs batted in, and home runs). Five people have won multiple...
Wide-Format Printing Jobs Call for Wide-Format Textiles

Wide-Format Printing Jobs Call for Wide-Format Textiles

Billboards, building wraps, or backdrops… sometimes, you just need to go big! TVF carries a robust line of 5-meter-wide print media offerings that can provide the wide format coverage you need, no matter the end use. Click here to view our entire line of 5-meter-wide...
Tad Calahan Appointed to Lead TVF

Tad Calahan Appointed to Lead TVF

CEO Chris Fredericks elevates focus on Empowered Ventures, President Tad Calahan takes helm at TVF  CARMEL, Ind. March 23, 2023 – TVF Inc., a 100% employee-owned, leading global textile supplier, has announced the early completion of a strategic leadership...
Unusual Applications: Air Ducts Made from Fabric

Unusual Applications: Air Ducts Made from Fabric

When you have been in textiles as long as TVF, you come across use cases over the years that go way beyond the material’s original intent. Fabric air ducts, sometimes referred to by other names like flexible air ducts, are among those instances that showcase the sort...
Why Buy ‘Made in USA?’

Why Buy ‘Made in USA?’

Maybe it’s logistical concerns? Maybe it’s customer demand? Whatever the reason, you might be considering “Made in USA” textiles. A few things to think about: Some research suggests industrial buyers and consumers say they’ll pay more. A study conducted in 2020 by the...
After 38 Years, Suzanne Freeman is Retiring from TVF

After 38 Years, Suzanne Freeman is Retiring from TVF

A TVF trailblazer is retiring. Suzanne Freeman, the company’s first-ever woman in sales, is winding down a career in textiles that will end just shy of 39 years. Suzanne has become an invaluable part of TVF’s fabric: admired, trusted, and respected by customers and...
A Brief About REACH Compliance and Our Textiles

A Brief About REACH Compliance and Our Textiles

REACH regulations are designed to illuminate the chemical makeup of substances and articles (like textiles) throughout each level of the European supply chain. REACH, which stands for Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, Restriction of Chemicals, aims to better...
Red, White, Blue…And Green?

Red, White, Blue…And Green?

Your home décor customers have scores of reasons for choosing textiles that are Made in USA. The environment is often chief among them. A few ways domestically-made goods can satisfy green buyers include: The regulatory ecosystem… Regulations are often considered a...
What is CPSIA and Why Does it Matter?

What is CPSIA and Why Does it Matter?

Peace of mind comes in many forms when products made for children are involved. To that end, TVF offers multiple fabrics that comply with the strict parameters of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). Designed to ensure super low levels of lead allowed...
Made Here. Made for You.

Made Here. Made for You.

To cover a myriad of home décor possibilities, TVF offers multiple textiles that proudly carry the Made in USA and Berry Compliant banners. These options are not only domestically manufactured, but also come from American materials, elevating the products into Berry...
‘Made in USA’ What Does it Even Mean?

‘Made in USA’ What Does it Even Mean?

The “Made in USA” standard is specific and not something any fabric supplier, mill, or textile manufacturer can just throw around. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission prohibits “unfair or deceptive acts or practices” designed to prevent companies from misleading...