Wholesale Upholstery Supplier Opens in La Penita
Tara A. Spears
Attention all RVers! A new shop just opened that sells wholesale automotive/ upholstery fabrics and supplies to the public. Need to replace the camper bedding or dining seats? Taptel has an excellent supply of foam for bedding, car seats and other upholstery needs.
This is the 5th branch of the Tapestry World Company and it’s the only wholesaler between Mexico City and Tepic. You will be thrilled with the options in fabric, glues, related upholstery supplies – and excellent prices.
The store manager, Frieda Canales, cell 327 690 7113, has worked many years for the company based in Mexico City and is very knowledgeable.
The store is open 8 am- 6 pm Monday-Friday, and 8-2 pm on Saturday. Easy to walk to at the La Penita traffic light for the main avenida: it is on the mountain side of the intersection, next to the new Travelers Express Hotel.
You can visit their website, www.taptel.com.mx to view product options or contact Frieda with questions in Spanish on FB messenger, Yiyita Knles. NOTE: this company does not do the sewing or making the furniture or auto repairs-they are suppliers of materials. Next week will feature the craftsmen that do the work.
Taptel has the goal to provide the manufacture and distribution of exclusive designed fabrics for upholstery and furniture decoration, as well as selling other related upholstery products to the tradesmen and the public.
El Mundo del Tapicero is proudly a Mexican company, with the purpose of satisfying the needs of the furniture industry for decoration and upholstery. With the addition of the La Penita branch, Taptel currently has five locations to meet the needs of the customers.
After graduation with a fine arts degree in Classic Letters that didn’t produce a job, Frieda turned to her second interest, sales. She worked for several years in Mexico City until she had children. “When the owner wanted to expand, she contacted me to take on the project,” explained Frieda through a translator. “I had moved to Jaltemba Bay after a divorce because it is such a great area to raise children.” In addition, Frieda noted the rapid expansion with numerous hotels being constructed in Jaltemba Bay creating a need for the company products.
Although the shop has a good quantity and variety, should you require additional yardage, it can be ordered quickly, Let’s look at the great stuff available: Automotive upholstery products: Taptel product line offers you the best accessories to take your work to a level of quality that creates total satisfaction for your customers or personal needs. The fabrics are extra wide, thick, superior quality that lends themselves to seat upholstery, awnings or vehicle floors.
The variety of thickness of bedding or seating foam is impressive, as is the availability of upholstery hardware such as staples, tacks, adhesives. Taptel carries heavy duty threads and zippers by the meter. This is utopia for DIY upholsterers. Wait until you see the prices!
The shop carries some completed bags, pillows, table runners in beautiful Mexican motif fabrics if you don’t want to sew your own. The vinyl offerings are lovely, great width, and very reasonably priced. Pretty up your patio while you’re here!
Upholstery Fabrics: the shop offers a wide selection of color and types: chenille; damask; linen, heavy use upholstery fabric, Mexican traditional motifs; vinyl, suede, commercial grade toweling fabric, and more types of cloth. ”Our product line offers you the best accessories. We provide quality and total satisfaction for your customers,” said Frieda. In addition, there are swatches of the full line of colors that can be ordered and received in a week.
This specialty shop really addresses a need for the community. “Taptel offers weekly promotions. Currently we have some fabrics priced at $23 pesos a meter.” Once you visit the shop, you will be impressed with the quality, service, selection and price.
