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How to Test Your Textile Design Before Production: Minimising Risk While Maximising Beauty

Testing your textile design before production is essential for avoiding costly mistakes and ensuring your colours, scale, and fabric choice perform beautifully in real‑world conditions. From digital repeat testing and colour accuracy checks to evaluating fabric strength, UV resistance, and tactile feel, a thorough pre‑production process protects your client’s investment and brings your design vision to life with confidence. In this article, I share my step‑by‑step workflow — including a recent custom upholstery project for an award‑winning Auckland interior designer — to show exactly how to minimise risk and achieve flawless, luxurious results.

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