Known globally for its uncompromising quality and known in print shops for its exceptional consistency and printability, Georg+Otto Friedrich exudes the word “premium.” G+O is not only the pioneer of high-quality print media textiles, but for 70 years, the...
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Textile Nerd Podcast Episode Six: Print Media Palooza
The print media fabric universe is vast… More vast than we typically acknowledge. Adding even more complexity is ensuring that printers and inks jive with the substrate. On the newest edition of the...
You’ve Clicked, We’ll Deliver: 10 Top Cotton Fabrics from TVF
Our cotton customers have let their fingers (and mouse clicks) do the talking. TVFinc.com analytics have zeroed in on the Top 10 apparel and home décor cotton fabrics according to interaction on our...
They’re Great…They’re Under the Radar…They’re TVF Secret Fabrics
TVF is well-known for carrying THE fabric you need for virtually any apparel application. Dig a little deeper into our collection and you’ll come across some selections that we like to think of as...
Mesh Madness: Your Highlight Reel of Primetime Print Media Fabrics
As city centers and university campuses host the nation’s best college hoops athletes for March Madness, the storied venues where they’re striving for immortality will be adorned with printed mesh...
Textile Nerd Podcast Episode Five: Value Added Services Series… Coatings
Not to be confused with finishes, although the terms are often interchanged, coatings are a super power for fabrics in their own right. On the new edition of the Textile Nerd Podcast, Lori and Dan...
If it’s Natural Fiber Fabric for Apparel or Home Décor, It’s TVF
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,...
Three Popular Ripstop Fabric Choices for High-Performing Bags and More
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,...
Lightweight Print Media Textiles in Every Category
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...
Textile Nerd Podcast Episode Four: Value Added Services Series… Finishing
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...
Lightweight Industrial Fabric, Delivered.
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...
Top Five Fabrics: Lighter in Weight, Heavy on the Spectrum of Uses
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...
Textile Nerd Podcast Episode Three: Value Added Services Series… Slitting
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...
A Lightweight Apparel Fabric in Every Category
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...
We Are Golden: TVF Celebrates 50 Years in Fabric
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...
Gracefully Lightweight + Print Media Performance: Meet Polyester Voile
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...
TVF’s Terry Smith Rides On
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...
Textile Nerd Podcast Episode Two: Value Added Services Series… Laminating
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)...
Prints for SEG Frame Systems are Hot and Could Boost Your Business
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...
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