"It's not quite yet peak cozy essentials season, but fall has officially started, and I keep noticing chenille popping up as a furniture upholstery fabric and as a textile material for pillows and throw blankets, as well as bedding in home decor collections. As a '90s kid, I'm familiar with chenille (Remember crafting with pipe cleaners? Those are actually chenille stems!). But I hadn't seen so many designers reaching for this fabric en masse like this before. Jeremiah Brent used it in his Crate & Barrel assortment, and Anthropologie Home has quite a few chenille pieces, too, including sofas, chairs, bath mats, and blankets. I'd put money on it popping up in holiday decor for this year."
""Chenille is a type of novelty yarn," says Rachel Doriss, design director at Pollack. "It has [a] pile protruding on all sides, creating a soft velvety/plush surface when woven." According to Doriss, chenille can be created from any textile fiber, but you'll typically find it made of cotton, rayon, polyester, or acrylic. The yarn also takes its name from a familiar form. "It is the French word for caterpillar," says Doriss of chenille. "Think soft/fuzzy caterpillar.""
Chenille is a plush textile made from novelty yarn with a pile protruding on all sides, producing a soft, velvety surface when woven. The yarn can be manufactured from cotton, rayon, polyester, or acrylic, and its name derives from the French word for caterpillar. Chenille appears across upholstery, pillows, throw blankets, bath mats, and bedding, creating a cozy aesthetic suited to fall and winter. Designers and retailers are increasingly incorporating chenille into furniture and home collections, and its tactile warmth suggests strong potential for seasonal holiday decor and continued popularity.
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