Fabric samples are an essential tool for showcasing your textile collection. Samples are highly customizable as far as the size, arrangement, and how the accompanying information is displayed. All samples should be organized in a usable manner, so they can be quickly found when needed by the sales team. It’s important to have some samples available that can be easily taken home by the customer when making their final decisions. Customers often consider it an advantage to be able to see the fabric in the setting in which it will be used. Here are some of the best ways to organize and store these fabric samples for use in your showroom or design center.
Sample Books
Fabric swatches can be permanently bound together in a hardcover book that protects the fabrics. Swatch books, stack books, and page books can be arranged as single or multiple samples on cards or in a waterfall presentation. Sample books are durable, elegant, and customizable. They are often used for a product line that is expected to have longevity.
Swatch Cards
Known as a work horse in the sample industry, swatch cards provide a quick overview of your product line. Small custom card sets can be easily stored in a box for convenience. Product information can be printed directly onto each card.
Memo sets
Memo sets are an organized way to keep sample collections together so they can be presented to customers. Having samples bound together on a ring or a chain makes them simple to store. Ring sets can be made to open, allowing individual fabric samples to be taken home by a customer. This also allows new fabrics to be added to the collection as needed.
Single memos are stand-alone samples that are less convenient to store but are easier to send home with customers. Single memos should be large enough to show the entire design or pattern of the fabric. Information labels can be placed on the back of the fabric or on tickets. Fabric edges can be straight cut, pinked, or serged for durability.
Hanging memos are a common form of fabric presentation. Clients can easily browse through these hanging samples in the showroom or design studio. Samples can be arranged in different ways including by manufacturer, color, pattern, or fabric texture. Hanging racks can be sized to fit existing wall space. The samples are bound into a hanger style cap with labels positioned on the hanger or on the material itself. The fabric sample should be large enough to drape or fold in order to effectively show the pattern or design.
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