Decorating your walls beautifully and elegantly with textile wallcoverings from Desima

In the following we would like to give you a well-founded idea of us and our products.
In order to avoid any misunderstandings and disappointment, our customers and their customers should be informed about the unique properties of our textile wallcoverings.
These tips can certainly also help the decorator to apply our wallcoverings in the best possible way.

DESIGN & PHILOSOPHY
The exceptional appearance coupled with the strong impression our textile wallcoverings have on people is admired worldwide. Selected designs together with the natural materials we use create a subtle and unique harmony. Our textile wallcoverings provide selective accents whilst at the same time creating an unpretentious, warm and pleasant atmosphere in the room.

PRODUCT INFORMATION
Our textile wallcoverings are environmentally friendly and made from natural yarns. Elegant yet durable cloth from jute, viscose, linen or silk laminated on a non-woven backing. This organic make-up is long-lasting and contributes a soothingly pleasant atmosphere in the room.
The manufacture of textile wallcoverings is a complex and demanding craftsmanship. Producing a perfect textile wallcovering can only be achieved through consistent and precise working practices together with a pinch of luck. We at Desima set high standards in order to realise the best possible results – Perfect wallcoverings based on natural materials can unfortunately never be 100% guaranteed.

ADVANTAGES OF OUR PRODUCTS

• Our wallcoverings create a unique harmony in any room. Selected designs coupled with the irregularity that only nature can provide from our organic cloth from viscose, linen or silk.
• Our textile wallcoverings are 100% environmentally friendly.
• We guarantee the highest standards of quality expected from “Made in Germany” manufactured by our qualified skilled personnel in Salem in South Germany.
• Experienced decorators can efficiently apply the wallcoverings without any problems.
• Our textile wallcoverings comply with the highest safety standards.

TEXTILE WALLCOVERINGS AND THEIR CHARACTER
As previously mentioned the main characteristic and advantage of our wallcoverings is the irregularity associated with the natural organic materials we use, creating the unique room-atmosphere which is so widely appreciated by our customers and professionals alike. Deviations in both colour and structure together with irregular web and thread appearance are typical and a sign of the authenticity and quality.
Generally, the seams are relatively inconspicuous due to professional bonding techniques. However, in some cases the seams are more pronounced either because of the pattern structure or choice of material.
Our wallcoverings are usually cut according to the pattern repeat in such a way that the lengths can be hung directly one after the other. Occasionally it can happen that there is a slight aberration in the repeat. Despite our strongest intentions and our high-quality standards such events cannot be 100% avoidable because we are dealing with natural materials. Should this problem arise we recommend aligning the pattern at eye level and correct the pattern repeat aberration by making a double stitched seam.

Examples of some materials from the production:
Jute: A coarse appearance partly showing thread fragments within the yarn (see M4724)
Viscose: A smooth structure with a matt character (see M8964 or M2690)
Rayon: A fine and smooth structure with a translucent colour appearance (see M6483)
Linen: A uniform-uneven coarse structure with a matt colour appearance (M7111 or M5011)
Silk: Silk-typical irregular structures in the yarn can vary from batch to batch. Strong fluctuations in the diameter of the yarn can result in horizontal streaks/stripes. (compare M9207 and the uniform M9216)

Experts know and even appreciate these variations and therefore is no reason for complaints.
In order to avoid any disappointment, our customers and their customers should be informed about the unique properties of the natural materials in question.

QUALITY
Our wallpapers are carefully produced by highly trained personnel by hand at our Salem location near lake Constance in South Germany. Constant quality control during the manufacturing process ensures the finest quality expected from our clients. Our products carry the seal of quality “Handmade in Germany” with pride. The decisive factors when selecting our suppliers and partners are reliability and top quality.

SAFETY AND CE MARKING
Textile wallcoverings from Desima correspond to the highest quality standards and as a result are recognised worldwide by all building projects.
The CE-Declaration of Performance is a safety mark for certain products currently valid in line with the EU-guidelines. Carrying this CE-marking on the inlay of our products, we confirm that they correspond to the current valid European regulations for construction materials. Since 01.07.2013 all construction products, which are covered by a harmonised Norm must have a Declaration of Performance (DoP = Declaration of Performance).

A Declaration of Performance according to EN 15102 as well as certificate for fire behaviour according to EN 13501 can be downloaded for our full product range.

CE Declaration of Performance (PDF)
Fire Behaviour (PDF)

CLEANING
Textile wallcoverings are beautiful but also sensitive and they cannot be simply cleaned like vinyl wallcoverings. However, our experience has shown that textile wallcoverings are more robust than many believe. Our customers have reported that they have been able to remove many different kinds of stains without problem and in those cases where it was not possible such spots became a part of the character or were at least partly improved.
Nevertheless, we would like to give you some careful advice regarding cleaning.

• The cleaning of textile-based wallcoverings is difficult and should be carefully carried out.
• Treat the spots as quickly as possible. Do not let them age or impregnate the wallcovering.
• Deal with dry soiled areas by brushing them away gently with a soft brush or vacuuming the area.
• Gently treat wet stains with a moist absorbent cloth or with a vacuum cleaner. Gently rinse with a little clear water or wipe with a moist cloth.
• Try to carry out the effect of clear water on a colour in an inconspicuous area before treating any old stains.
• Extreme cleaning methods can result in affecting the colour or the adhesion of the fleece lining.

MANUFACTURE
One cannot really understand the character and properties of textile wallcoverings without taking a look at the manufacturing processes.

• Raw materials: the basic raw materials from which textile wallcoverings are made from fleece, adhesive and yarn and/or fabric.
• Fleece and adhesives: The manufacturing processes of fleece and adhesives are certainly complex, but their quality is relatively stable. Here we do not need to go in more detail at this stage.
• Yarn: The pre-finishing of yarn bobbins is important for the dyeing process. This means that the size of the bobbins, their winding and density for each material and the dyeing process must be correctly fine-tuned. A false or uneven bobbin structure can obviously affect the dyeing process results. The yarn itself can also influence the spinning process resulting in occasional irregularities.
• Dyeing: The yarns (Viscose, Rayon, linen and silk) which are used by us are generally bobbins of approx.1 kg and 50-200kg are immersed in dye baths, the dyeing process takes place at a qualified dye-works where we have cooperated for many years. During the dyeing process the yarn bobbins are rinsed for several hours in hot water together with a dye concentrate. In order to achieve the desirable colour and consistency, the dye concentrate blend, the duration of the process and temperature must be correctly adjusted. Various yarns and even different batches of the same yarn and different dye concentrates all behave differently and as such can affect the end result. Consequently, there are often slight variations in colour shades from batch to batch. In some cases, an uneven colour distribution of the dye throughout the bobbin can also occur, despite the most stringent working practices. This means there are slight fluctuations in the colour intensity across the bobbin compared to outer and inner parts.
• Warp: our warp wallcoverings (e.g. M2690) comprise of yarn warps of 1200 m long and 105 cm wide laminated on a fleece backing. Depending on the article the number of threads vary across 100 cm breadth from approx. 1000-2200. The creel is set up with approx. 100-150 1kg bobbins of the desired coloured yarn. After this setting up, sections with a width of 4-8 cm are warped. Between 13-26 sections are warped as evenly as possible next to each other on the warping drum in order to achieve a homogeneous chain across the full 105 cm width. Since the yarn friction coefficient and consequently, the yarn tension can vary strongly, it is often extremely demanding to be able to manufacture a homogenous chain. Strongly differing tensions within single sections can also lead to results from different tensions within the length forming stripes of varying shades of colour. Additionally, sectional warping leads to a less than perfect dyeing intensity throughout the bobbin and possibly causing streaks of colour deviation on the lengths. The appearance of such streaks mostly occurs on the outer areas of the lengths and can often only be detected at certain angles and therefore difficult to detect. In our production we watch out extremely carefully for the appearance of such streaks and, when discovered, we cut the lengths narrower. It is also advisable to inform your decorators to watch out for such imperfections and when found cut the affected areas away.
• Weaving: Our woven fabric wallcoverings (e.g. M8964) are made from woven textile fabric which is mounted onto fleece. The woven fabric consists of a warp thread and a weft thread. We usually use a polyester as the warp because of its durability and form-stability. The weft is made from a natural yarn. The warp and the weft are woven together on a loom. The loom must be carefully set up so that it can weave without any problems. Generally, it is said that one loom can make 60-100m of woven fabric per shift /day. Thereby thousands of metres of yarn will be used, (1m M8964 of textile wallcovering is comprised of 2500m of weft). Also, here there are numerous traps you can fall in. During the weaving process the threads can break. Although the production is clean, fluff can arise in the weave (especially with light coloured products). The yarn can sometimes show swellings. In order to guarantee a continuous and uniform product, then several bobbins are used in parallel and offset when needed, during weaving. If bobbins are not quite perfectly dyed or in exceptional situations where differing batches of yarn have to be used, this can possibly lead to slight horizontal imperfections like streaks. The woven fabric can also have horizontal defections in form caused by the loom and the finished fabric is spoilt when rolled up. Naturally all these factors can influence the end result of a textile wallcovering.
• Wallcovering manufacturing: All our wallcoverings are made in house. In the manufacturing, the warps or woven fabrics needed in question are laminated on fleece. Here there are, once again, numerous potential pitfalls which can affect the final product. The laminating equipment must be correctly configured, tempered and cleaned in order to avoid spots or stains or pressure indentations on the wallcovering. The adhesive must be prepared in the correct consistency and according to the product, colours must be matched using a colour concentrate precisely to the colour reference sample. Before laminating the tension of the warp or woven fabric must be adjusted to ensure that no wrinkles or creases arise. The speed of the process is specific to each article and the borders are set and trimmed to ensure a clean seam or fit to the design pattern repeat. During the lamination the parameters are continuously monitored when needed readjusted.

Herewith we have given a relatively simplified overview of the processes. The deeper you look into them the more complex they become.

This industry may not be rocket science however the manufacture of textile wallcoverings is nevertheless a complex and demanding craft.
A perfect textile wallcovering production can only be realised successful by continuous precise work and pinch of luck.
We have high standards and always try to achieve the very best results. – Perfect wallcoverings however we cannot guarantee!

EASE OF APPLICATION
Our textile wallpapers can be easily and quickly applied. This is an enormous help both for the occasional renovation of apartments as well as the correction of heavy wear and tear of frequently occupied hotel rooms. Professional decorators appreciate working with wallcoverings from Desima products.
We inform our customers and decorators in the best possible way by means of the information on this website, the "Hanging Instructions" that we enclose with every roll of wallpaper and the "Desima Starter Info" with many helpful tips (both documents are available under "Downloads").
In addition, the short film on the link demonstrates how easy it is to use our Desima products.

 

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