FabricBack provides specialty fabric backing and finishing services for interior designers, workrooms, upholsterers, and fine-fabric manufacturers. Our team reinforces delicate and specialty textiles for upholstery, wallcoverings, drapery, and custom installations using processes such as knit-backing, fire-retardant treatments, stain and moisture protection, blackout laminates, and other custom finishes. These treatments allow designers to use unique materials that traditional mills or fully automated processes cannot support, ensuring durability, code compliance, and exceptional craftsmanship for residential and commercial projects.
Specialty finishing elevates fine textiles, enhances performance, and ensures they meet the demands of custom upholstery and wallcovering installations—while offering environmentally responsible protection options.
Reinforced backing adds durability and structure to delicate textiles-preventing tears, reducing seam stress, and extending the lifespan of fine fabrics in both residential and commercial projects.
Advanced treatments create an invisible shield that repels moisture, stains, and soil-preserving the beauty of luxury fabrics in high-use environments. Options include eco-friendly, PFAS-free formulas for designers seeking safer, sustainable protection.
Meet critical fire-code requirements for commercial, hospitality, and multi-unit installations with treatments formulated to support compliance with major standards-including NFPA 701, NFPA 260, and ASTM E84—while preserving the fabric's appearance and hand.
Professional finishing ensures smooth, precise installation for upholstery, wallcovering, and drapery projects-allowing even complex or delicate materials to perform beautifully in high-end design environments.
Tailored Solutions For Every Application
Knit-backing reinforces thin or delicate fabrics for upholstery applications, adding stability, preventing seam slippage, and transforming specialty textiles into upholstery-ready material without altering the fabric's hand or drape.
Complement with Moisture & Stain Protection
Knitbacking for stability
Heavy duty knitbacking for high usage applications
Scrimbacking for loosely woven fabrics
Our wallcovering backing transforms fine fabrics into stable, installable wall materials, providing professional installers with dimensionally stable products that hang beautifully and perform reliably.
Pair with Moisture & Stain Protection
Non-woven backing allowing wallpaper application
Fire rated backing for extra protection
This treatment adds stain, moisture, and soil protection to fine textiles, helping designers extend the life of fabrics in high-use environments without compromising softness or richness.
Enviro-friendly moisture and stain protection
Solvent based moisture and stain protection for delicate fabrics
Moisture and stain protection for traditional wallpaper
This treatment meets commercial fire safety codes for public spaces, hospitality, healthcare, and corporate environments without altering the hand or drape of the fabric.
Fire retardant for all fabrics and window treatments
Fire protection for decorative ropes, cords, and trims
Fire rated backing for wallcovering
Specialized treatments for drapery applications including blackout liners and UV protection, enhancing both function and longevity while maintaining the drape and elegance of fine fabrics.
Pair with Moisture & Stain Protection
Directly bonded thin blackout liner to eliminate light
Backing for designer fabric roller shades
Enviro-friendly UV protection for sun exposed fabrics
Custom engineered solutions for demanding commercial applications and specialty substrates, providing enhanced durability, protection, and performance for high-traffic and healthcare environments.
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Layer bond any two materials
Heat-activated bonding for synthetics
Puncture, water and fire resistant backing
Moisture proof backing for health and senior care
Trusted by professionals across the fabric and design trade
We partner with interior designers, workrooms, upholsterers, wallcovering installers, and fine-fabric manufacturers who rely on exceptional craftsmanship and specialty finishing.
Ready-to-install fabrics that meet job site specifications
Volume processing with consistent quality for trade professionals
Premium finishing for high-end residential and commercial projects
Reliable partner for custom drapery and upholstery fabrication
Commercial-grade treatments for hotels, restaurants, and venues
Fire treatment for decorative and functional rope applications
Code-compliant solutions for medical and senior living facilities
Durable fabric treatments for marine upholstery and boat interiors
High-performance fabric finishing for automotive upholstery
Chosen by discerning designers and leading brands for our mastery of fine textiles and uncompromising attention to detail.
Family-owned business serving the trade since 1995
Most orders completed within 10 business days (inquire about expedited services)
Specialized handling for velvets, silks, sheers and embroidered textiles
From sample yards to full production runs
Process fabrics up to 120" wide without seaming
Free technical support to select the right treatment
From order to delivery in four easy steps
Finalize your order and treatment specifications with our team
Ship your fabric to our facility with your treatment specifications
Fabric returned finished, rolled, and ready for your project
Professional application using commercial-grade equipment
Expert guidance on the best treatment
Detailed estimate for your project
Test treatments before full order
Trusted by design professionals nationwide
"My business involves re-upholstering furniture for custom interiors. I receive many lovely fabrics for my customers' upholstery. Thin fabrics with a light background prove to be a challenge as wrinkles in cushions show through the cover and seams can be prominent. This is when I count on Fabric Backing & Finishing Co to prepare the yardage for upholstery. In 2018, I received this beautiful lily print fabric for a customer's sofa that had been chosen by her interior designer. After knit-backing the fabric was complete, I was able to upholster the sofa and the result is beautiful."
"The two story curved stairwell in our Kips Bay Showhouse installation had to lure the visitors to touch it, yet provide the resiliency needed for a high traffic area that would be vulnerable to stains. The Fabwall backing and Greenshield finish provided both of these elements, while allowing the space to look fresh for all major national shelter magazine photo shoots. It really is amazing!"
"We have seen a huge resurgence in the use of wallpaper. Primarily because wallpaper can create layers of textures to transform a space without being committed to bold patterns. We are applying it on all sort of spaces; not just the traditional but even in kitchens. We wanted to soften the master bedroom of a client in a very contemporary home. So we incorporated the use of a beautiful locally printed fabric from Tillet Textiles. We sent it to the Fabric Backing & Finishing Co to be backed so that it could be installed on the wall. The result was perfect. The opportunity to use the fabric on the wall instead of just a printed paper added so much texture and life. The client was thrilled with the result."
"The fire rating of the product was key in getting this accomplished for the client as it is a commercial space. It is difficult to find beautiful commercially rated material so the fact that you can fire rate materials properly is amazing."
"Last month you helped me with an order for backing for use as upholstery of some black silk kimono fabric that had to be pieced considerably. This relatively small piece of silk probably was not so easy to work with. It has just been delivered here in San Francisco, and I must tell you and your colleagues that the backing workmanship is so superb that it brought tears to my eyes. It has been my experience for many years that If I wanted to see work of this quality I would probably end up having to look in France. It is wonderful to think that such a standard of craftsmanship continues to exist in the USA."
As manufacturers of fine fabrics and interior designers began requesting support for specialty materials, FabricBack emerged as a dedicated partner for custom textile finishing. For over 30 years, we have specialized in backing and finishing fabrics that require precision and hands-on craftsmanship. Our facility is uniquely equipped to support upholstery, wallcoverings, drapery, and specialty applications that traditional mills or automated systems cannot process. We proudly deliver American-made workmanship trusted by leading designers and brands nationwide.
Our early work centered on stabilizing delicate woven materials—silks, embroideries, jacquards—so they could be used beyond their original intent.
Today, our expertise extends across a broad range of premium substrates, including:
These materials often cannot be finished through traditional mills or fully automated processes, and require precise, hands-on craftsmanship.
While finishing fine fabrics remains at the heart of what we do, we take pride in engineering custom solutions across diverse material types—not just textiles.
We transform materials for applications such as:
Our proprietary processes combine traditional craftsmanship with modern finishing technology to expand how materials can be used—without compromising beauty, hand, or character.
Responsiveness, care, and partnership are core to how we operate. We collaborate closely with designers, workrooms, and showrooms to understand the intent behind each material and finish.
Every project is treated with:
We don't just finish materials—we elevate them, enabling exceptional interiors to come to life.
Experience the Fabric Back difference. Request an estimate today and discover why the industry's best choose us for their fabric finishing needs.
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