Founded in Westbury in 1958, Fabric Quilters & Window Fashions is a second-generation workroom serving the design trade with custom window treatments, bedding, and quilting made from clients’ designs and materials. The company grew from a specialist in contract quilting with multi-needle machines into a full-service operation, combining updated technology with skilled craftspeople and offering measuring and installation alongside fabrication. It has completed more than 108,000 jobs and served clients in 20 states.
Classic ShadeEstablished in 1997, Classic Shade handcrafts fabric window treatments using traditional English curtain-making techniques. Based in Jackson Heights, New York, the company also provides measuring and installation as part of its full-service approach.LAWRENCE, NY
DesignwayFor more than 40 years, Designway has operated as a custom workroom for New York City’s design community, creating tailored window treatments, furniture and upholstery for professional designers and private clients. Now owned by Seborn Ragsdale, an interior design and home-furnishings professional with more than two decades of experience, the workroom is known for its highly personalized process and for realizing or restoring pieces to a client’s specifications. Ragsdale’s past work includes interiors for Calvin Klein and Lee Jofa, as well as collaborations with Thomas Jayne.New York, NY
Commercial Draperies UnlimitedFounded in 1964 by Army veteran Nicholas Lanera, Commercial Draperies Unlimited grew from a two-person, 200-square-foot workroom into an East Coast supplier and installer of custom commercial window treatments. The family business now operates from a 10,000-square-foot showroom, office and workroom, with Nicholas and Rosemaire Lanera’s children carrying on its third-generation customer-focused approach. Its on-premises work includes custom draperies, window coverings and upholstery, including specialized hospital and auditorium work.MAMARONECK, NY