WILDENFELS, FDR — Who is going into the contract drapery business today? Ask Rainer Fröhlich, who worked for Hohmann Drapery at the age of 16 before he started his own manufacturer three years ago named Tarf Textil GmbH. He’s a part of the redirection of looms in Europe as the market consolidates. Hohmann of course is still in business and in the same village of Hof, he points out. With Till Sayle at his side, he is actually succeeding and expects to launch Tarf in the USA soon under Till’s guidance.  It’s almost a replay of the story Man of La Mancha, the story about Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. Till is a contract specialist who owns DESIGN&EMOTIONS Ltd. The pair was seen at outside the halls of Proposte this year pressing the flesh and chewing on the ears of potential buyers. “Our prices are competitive to better Turkish goods,” Rainer says. That means he charges six Euros for basic commodity sheers and 15-30 Euros for the better products he manufactures and converts. He owns a factory in Hof and rents capacity from a Como, Italy based mill. “We do novelty items in Italy and we may do more converting in the future. Tarf is weaving jacquard drapery fabric and mostly sheers in Trevira®FR. “We develop collections with the client,” Fröhlich explains. “We have only a small open stock line and the minimums are 60 meters. ”For custom products, the minimum required is 120-500 meters,” Frölich says Good luck fellas!