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"  Interior designers always have a trade secret or two up their sleeves. In the case of Chapas Textiles, it&amp;#039;s a secret shared by many. The New York firm, helmed by Tara Chapas, produces intricate, handwoven fabrics for decorators, and custom jobs are the rule, not the exception. After more than a decade behind the loom, Chapas has a devoted clientele\u2014from locals David Easton and Lee Mindel to Parisian Jacques Grange.  For Chapas, an introduction to textiles came early. Her great-grandmother, a Greek immigrant who was well versed in traditional crafts (if not in English), kept a loom at home and encouraged the young artisan to learn. &amp;quot;We had an unspoken bond over making fabric,&amp;quot; says Chapas, who fell in love with rich palettes and geometric motifs and later studied textile design in college.  Today, a light-filled studio in Brooklyn serves as a &amp;quot;design think tank,&amp;quot; where Chapas creates new and custom-colored patterns on a pair of looms. Orders are then sent off to her production facility in the Pacific Northwest. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s not about volume,&amp;quot; she says. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s about getting the right fabric for the right project, on time.&amp;quot;  All of which makes for happy designers. Steven Gambrel keeps a bin stocked with her samples, and finds her artful textiles especially alluring in country homes. &amp;quot;The quality of the weave and the clarity of color are so special,&amp;quot; he says. &amp;quot;Her fabrics add a lot of character to a space.&amp;quot;  Because each textile is bespoke, change is the only constant. &amp;quot;We dip in and out of different aesthetics,&amp;quot; says Chapas, and the fibers are just as varied. There&amp;#039;s Belgian linen (&amp;quot;I order a thousand pounds at a go&amp;quot;), a recycled-paper yarn wrapped in silver, and hand-spun cashmere chenille (&amp;quot;beyond luxury&amp;quot;). Lately, she&amp;#039;s been getting requests for horsehair. &amp;quot;If I can get my hands on it, we can figure it out,&amp;quot; she says. &amp;quot;Where there&amp;#039;s a will, there&amp;#039;s a way.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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