Article: High Point, N.C., wholesale home fabrics show starts busier than last year's.

Byline: Heath E. Combs

Jan. 11--Early reports from exhibitors at this year's Showtime winter 2005 event indicate market showrooms are staying busy.

Showtime, the five-day wholesale home fabric show, started Sunday and officially ends on Thursday.

"Actually it's been busier so far than it was last year for the beginning part," said Tempo Fabrics salesman Tim Barber on Monday. "It's been a lot busier day than what we normally have here. Usually we don't see our business picking up until Tuesday or Wednesday."

Tempo Fabrics is based in High Point and displays a full range of decorator promotional fabrics. Les Flippo, vice president of High Point-based Universal ...

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