Trimmings By Design

What Trimmings By Design does

Trimmings By Design Limited is a privately held UK specialty manufacturer of decorative passementerie — ropes, braids, cords, fringes, tiebacks, and tassels — primarily serving premium interior designers, fabric houses, upholsterers, lighting and blind makers, fashion industry partners, historic residences, palaces, theatres, and vintage vehicle restorers. The company was formed in 1999 by merging A.J.Worthington Ltd (tracing back to James Goostrey & Co., founded 1803) with The Nottingham Braid Co Ltd (founded 1911), and operates an on-site manufacturing mill from a former Rolls-Royce building in Derby, England, guided by a small leadership team including Managing Director Grant Redfern and Director/Head of Design Jenny Higgins.

The core technology combines traditional weaving, braiding, and cord-making techniques with access to a multi-century design library and archives. Trimmings By Design also holds a worldwide exclusive licence to manufacture trims using the multi-award-winning Bella-Dura® solution-dyed performance yarn, which provides inherent anti-microbial properties, bleach cleanability, 50,000+ double rubs abrasion resistance, and 1,500+ hours UV lightfastness, extending the product line into indoor/outdoor and contract applications.

The business model is sales-led and bespoke, generating revenue from four streams: custom-designed passementerie products, ready-to-order exclusive collections licensed with worldwide exclusivity, restoration services for historic properties and vintage vehicles, and Bella-Dura® performance products sold via exclusive global distributors. Pricing is quotation-based and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market relies on the company website, direct enquiry (phone/email), and a worldwide exclusive distributor network, with no public funding, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed parent ownership.

Name

Trimmings By Design

Legal name

Trimmings By Design Limited

Website

https://trimmingsbydesign.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Trimmings By Design is a UK heritage manufacturer of bespoke decorative passementerie — ropes, braids, cords, fringes, and tassels — serving leading interior designers, fabric houses, historic properties, theatres, and vintage vehicle restorers from its Derby mill, with a worldwide exclusive licence for Bella-Dura® performance yarn.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Decorative Trimmings Manufacturing

NAICS

Narrow Fabric Mills and Schiffli Machine Embroidery (31322)

SIC

Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAOALAG

Drawcords, Ribbons & Decorative Trims (Cords/Ribbons/Piping/Braids/Lace/Fringe)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Textiles, Apparel & Leather Manufacturing/Textile & Apparel Trims Manufacturing (Zippers/Buttons/Labels/Elastic)

SECONDARYIMAOALAH

Narrow Fabrics & Specialty Trim Fabrics (Narrow Woven Fabrics/Trimmings Fabric Rolls)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Textiles, Apparel & Leather Manufacturing/Textile & Apparel Trims Manufacturing (Zippers/Buttons/Labels/Elastic)

SECONDARYCRAAAMAH

Trims & Notions (Zippers, Buttons, Elastics, Labels, Threads)

Consumer Products & Retail/Apparel, Footwear & Accessories/Textiles, Fabrics & Trims (Inputs & Sourcing)

Keywords

• Decorative trimmings
• Passementerie manufacturing
• Bespoke braids and cords
• Textile restoration services
• Interior design trimmings

Headquarters

HQ city

Derby

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Bespoke Passementerie Products: Custom-designed trimmings including fringes, braids, cords, tiebacks, and tassels manufactured to client specifications. The company guides clients through design development and colour selection for truly bespoke products.
2. Exclusive Collections: Ready-to-order collections offered with worldwide exclusivity to fabric houses, upholsterers, lighting, blind and fashion industries. Tailor-made collections that enhance clients' product portfolios.
3. Restoration Services: Restoration of historical trimmings using traditional methods for prestigious projects including historic residences, palaces, and world-renowned theatres. Also includes vintage car and carriage trimming services.
4. Bella-Dura® Performance Products: Products manufactured from the exclusive Bella-Dura® performance yarn under worldwide exclusive licence for indoor/outdoor trims with inherent performance properties.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Trimmings By Design is a UK-based passementerie manufacturer that designs and produces bespoke decorative trimmings — including ropes, braids, cords, fringes, tiebacks, and tassels — for the world's leading interior designers. The company operates an on-site mill and combines traditional craftsmanship with a design library and archives dating back over two centuries. Offerings span bespoke commissions, exclusive ready-to-order collections, historical restoration services, and a licensed Bella-Dura® performance yarn range.

Product overview

Trimmings By Design is a single-product company specializing in decorative trimmings (passementerie) for the interior design industry. The core offering consists of bespoke trimmings including ropes, braids, cords, fringes, tiebacks, and tassels, complemented by exclusive collections with worldwide exclusivity, restoration services for historical trimmings, and the proprietary Bella-Dura® Performance line. The company operates as both a manufacturer using its own on-site mill and a restoration specialist with access to extensive archives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bella-Dura: A high performance, multi-award winning yarn for which Trimmings By Design holds the worldwide exclusive licence to manufacture trims. Suitable for indoor/outdoor use with anti-microbial properties, bleach cleanable, and high pilling resistance.

Products and services

• Bespoke Passementerie Service Custom-designed passementerie including fringes, braids, cords, tiebacks, and tassels developed from the company's design library and archives, with colour matching and on-site mill production for designers and decorators.
• Exclusive Collections Worldwide-exclusive ready-to-order trim collections offered to fabric houses, upholsterers, lighting manufacturers, blind makers, and fashion industry clients, with professional design support and comprehensive colour ranges.
• Restoration Services Historical trim recreation and restoration following traditional methods for historic residences, palaces, world-renowned theatres, and vintage cars and carriages, using archive designs and traditional craftsmanship.
• Bella-Dura® Trimmings Solution-dyed performance yarn trimmings for indoor/outdoor use with inherent anti-microbial properties, bleach cleanability, and high pilling resistance, manufactured under worldwide exclusive licence.

Quantifiable outcome

• Bella-Dura® exceeds 50,000 double rubs abrasion resistance and 1,500 UV lightfast hours
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Bella-Dura (Licensor)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerBritish-American partnership where Trimmings By Design holds the worldwide exclusive licence to manufacture trims in the high performance and multi award winning Bella-Dura® yarn. Bella-Dura® is a solution-dyed yarn suitable for indoor/outdoor use with anti-microbial properties, bleach cleanability, and high pilling resistance.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Donghia: A US luxury textile and trim house offering high-end decorative fabrics and trimmings to designers and architects. Comparable in premium positioning and designer customer base.
• Lee Jofa: A heritage US fabric and trim brand supplying the interior design industry with decorative textiles including trimmings. Comparable in customer base and premium positioning though trims are part of a wider fabric offering.
• Robert Allen Contract: A US contract textiles supplier offering performance fabrics and trimmings for hospitality and commercial interiors. Comparable in targeting the contract performance trim segment served by Bella-Dura® products.
• Brunschwig & Fils: A heritage US fabric and trim company offering decorative textiles including tassels and trimmings to the interior design trade. Comparable in heritage positioning and serving leading designers globally.
• Kravet: A major US textile house offering fabrics, trimmings, and decorative hardware to the interior design trade. Comparable in serving designers with trim products but with a much broader portfolio across multiple brands.
• Stroheim & Romann: A US fabric and trim house with a long heritage supplying designers with decorative textiles, including passementerie. Comparable in trim offerings and designer customer base but with broader fabric collections.
• Clarence House: A US fabric and trim house offering decorative trimmings, tassels, and tiebacks alongside broader textile collections. Comparable product overlap but operates as a broader fabric/trim portfolio rather than a pure passementerie specialist.

Emerging players

• Jim Thompson Fabrics: A Thai silk and textile house with a growing decorative trim and accessory offering serving luxury interior designers. Partial overlap in premium designer-focused trimmings though primarily a fabric house.

Direct peers

• Houlès: A historic French passementerie and trim manufacturer serving the global luxury interior design market. Directly comparable in category, craftsmanship heritage, and supply to leading designers and decorators.
• Samuel & Sons Passementerie: A US-based passementerie specialist producing bespoke trimmings, tiebacks, tassels, and fringes for high-end interior designers. Directly comparable product range, customer base, and bespoke service model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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