March 16, 2010
Outdoor Fabrics
Sunbrella fabrics are pretty much the industry standard outdoor fabric. Made by Glen Raven Mills, it consists of 100 % solution dyed acrylics. Most fabrics are made from essentially colorless fibers, then dyed. With solution dyed acrylic fabrics, the fibers are dyed before they are processed into yarn. This means that sun or even bleach [...]
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March 15, 2010
Outdoor Fabrics
It’s important to keep your Sunbrella fabrics clean and dirt free. Sunbrella fabrics are highly mildew resistant, however, dirt and mud are not. Most times, when you see mildew on an umbrella made with Sunbrella fabrics, it’s because dirt and mud where allowed to get on the umbrella canopy, embedding into the fabric. As mud [...]
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