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Upholstery

Upholstery is the work of providing furniture, especially seats, with padding, springs, webbing, and fabric or leather covers. The word "upholstery" comes from the Middle English words up and holden, meaning to hold up. more...

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The term is applied to domestic furniture and also to applications in automobiles and boats. A person who works with upholsertery is called an upholsterer; an apprentice upholsterer is sometimes called an outsider or trimmer.

Upholstery of domestic furniture

The materials which are important to the quality of an upholstered product, such as a bed, sofa, chair or ottoman, may be considered in four categories: the frame (usually wooden) on which the upholstery is to be constructed; the spring system; the cushioning or padding; and the final fabric or leather covering.

Frames

The life of a piece of upholstered furniture begins with its frame: although the underlying wooden framework cannot be seen in the finished product, the type of wood used to create it will have a bearing on the quality of the final product.

Some furniture employs softwoods, but may suffer from its difficulty in supporting the joinery that is required for the best quality furniture. The tight graining of hardwoods allows for pegs, screws and nails to be set securely, reducing the likelihood of their becoming loose over time. Hardwoods used in upholstered furniture include oak, alder and other woods with tight graining. Hardwood laminates are often used for blocks and braces because laminates are actually stronger than solid wood in these applications.

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Rust & black tiger print vinyl 54" 3 yards $12.99 Upholstery Vinyl/Synthetic Leather Fabric 35"Green 3yds $5.99
Culp Market Blue Upholstery Fabric D0057 20 yards $49.99 Bartson Faberge Clay Dobby Soft Rust Chenille Fabric $17.95
8.5 yards red/browns stripe.fab. x54" wide $25.00 Pinecone Lodge Tapestry Fabric 4 Panel 18" X 17" $4.99
Black ivory Toile drapery upholstery fabric by yard $6.99 Jay Yang Design by Robert Allen Drapery Uph. Fabric 8 y $49.98
Designer Com Floral Brocade Velvet Upholstery Fabric 3y $34.98 8" Professional Heavy Upholstery Taylor Shear-Scissor $8.99
Rayon fabric, small print on black, 58"w. 8 yards $24.99 6.5 yards of chenille,velvet fabric x54" wide $25.00
Ashton Sapphire Upholstery Fabric D0068 20 yards $49.99 Autumn - 18 yds $80.00
Vintage Robin'S Egg Blue Floral Tapestry Fabric Lot $8.99 Kravet Couture Cut Velvet Upholstery Fabric 5y 900+K! $34.98
Bold Flame Stitch Drapery Upholstery Fabric 4 1/2 yds. $13.98 Tan Marine Vinyl, $6.95 Per Yard,Upholstrey Material $6.95
Upholstery Supplies/Upholstery Curved Needle Kit $7.00 Brunschwig Fils "On Point" Blue Toile Fabric - 8 yards $132.50
Heavy Duty Chenille Ribbed Purple Upholstery Fabric! $22.50 1 Yard Burlap 7 oz. X 48” In Crafts, Upholstery New $3.59
Robert Allen Oakfield Moss Chenille Fabric 90.00 per yd $39.98 Inland Harber Tapestry Upholstery Fabric 2 yds. $19.98
Raymond Waites Granduca Stripe Upholstery Fabric 1 Yds. $0.01 Richloom Outdoor Fabric Palm Tree & Hammock - 5+ yds. $12.06
Ralph Lauren Teastain Roses Home Decor Fabric Khaki Tan $12.00 11 yards dragonfly embroidery fab x53" wide $65.00
Raymond Waites Pastel Victorian Upholstery Fabric 14Yds $44.98 Bright White "Punch" Marine Vinyl, Naugahyde, Material $6.95
Designer Com Animal Skin Chenille Upholstery Fabric 3y $19.98 1.5 yards red/tan design tapestry fab x54" wide $10.00
Designer Com Retro Mod Chenille Upholstery Fabric 6 yd. $44.98 6.5 yards of nursery time fabric x54" wide $25.00
15 yards plaid woven silk fabric x54" wide $145.00 5 Feet Of Shredded Memory Foam pillow, dog bed,stuffing $14.99
Fushia/Purple Color Flame Retardent Fabric $1.00 X-Dorado Tan Velvety Upholstery Fabric D0014 10 yds $19.99
Rainco R1B 7C-16 Upholstery Stapler-made in Italy $125.99 Sunbrella 45105 Courtyard Ebony Outdoor Fabric 2 yds. $24.98
Spottie Orange Rust Circle Polka Dot Gold 1.5Yd Fabric $8.00 Olfa Chenille Chn-1 Craft Fabric Cutter New $6.99
Vem/X Heavy-Duty Upholstery Staple Remover/Puller $15.49 Leather Cowhide Upholstery,Hide,Italian- Plum/Burgundy $100.00
Kravet Design 28255 4 Butter Solid Fabric 8+ yds. 700K $34.98 Pretty Wild Horse Upholstery Fabric/Horses/Fabric $8.50
Gray Smoke Color Flame Retardent Fabric $1.00 Topiarys By Spectrum~54x90-Home Decor Fabric-Beautiful $13.99
Upholstery Home Dec Mod Retro Chic Fabric $7.99 Khaki Medallion Sage Red Pink Gold Diamond 1.5 Y Fabric $9.00
566 Sunbrella Bird Tropical Asian Floral Outdoor Fabric $14.90 Black, non-woven dust cover fabric, 52"w. 5 yards $5.00
3 Yards. Waverly Garden Images #666134 canary, yellow $8.99 2.33yd Waverly Country Road Homecoming Coll Upholstery $9.95
Synthetic Leather Vinyl Upholstery Fabric - Orange $9.95 kravet Couture High End upholstery Fabric 25 yds. $199.98
Luxe! Designer Com Cut Velvet Upholstery Fabric 2 yds. $17.98 2+ yards of Grois Point Designer Upholstery Fabric. $19.99
Cyrus Clark Cotton Drapery Fabric $4.95 Designer Cotton Broadcloth Upholstery Fabric 8 Yards $4.98
Mill Creek Strip Drapery Fabric 10 yds. $49.98 Upholstery fabric, printed beige velvet, 57"w. 4yds. $24.99
Mink Copper Tan Polished Cotton Sateen Drapery Fabric $4.99 New 35 x 7 Peace Angel Home Decor Tapestry Panel Fabric $0.99
Upholstery Zig Zag Spring 9 Gauge seat spring $2.00 Lt Gray "Leather-Look" Upholstery Fabric 45" X 54" $5.99
5 yards Richloom Blue fragonard fabric x54" wide $70.00 Donghia Station Stripe Metallic Threading & Chenille $80.00
Leather Cowhide Upholstery,Hide,Italian-D k.Cocoa Brown $100.00 heavy fabric w/ embroidered flowers 1 & 1/8yds 58"w $26.98
Lime Green Denim Cotton Duck Canvas Fabric $16.95 ~Animal Toile~Cowtan&Tout~Dra pery Upholstery Fabric $21.00
2 Yds. of Kravet Chenille Upholstery fabric! $14.99 6.5 yards of floral colorful texture fabric x54" wide $28.00
1 1/2 yds sunbrella upholstery fabric $4.99 Williamsburg Drapery Or Upholstery Fabric 2 1/2Yds $14.99
Gloss Gold Marine Grade Welting Piping Vinyl Boat Welt $22.00 Bubbling Tulips Drapery Upholstery Fabric 10 yds. $49.98
Navy Blue Vinyl Upholstery Fabric 10 yds. $39.50 Blue Marine Vinyl,Naugahyde,Fabric,Ma terial $6.95/yard $7.45
5.5 y Designer Outdoor Upholstery Fabric - Floral $49.50 Leather Full Cowhide Black High Quality $125.00
Bright Blue Mini Floral Print Drapery Fabric Per Yard $4.99 Designer Contemporary Chenille Upholstery Fabric 9 yds $35.95
Heavy Upholstery Fabric Navy Gold Green Red 58"Wide $4.99 6.375 yd Designer Upholstery Drapery Fabric-Floral $31.95
2 Y Foam Back Auto Upholstery Fabric Black $11.99 Waverly Sun N Shade 1+ yd Rose & Green Stripe 54" wide $2.98
~Blue Crushed~Lux Taffeta Upholstery Fabric 3 Yds $24.95 heavy upholstery floral roses warm 5 yard drape fabric $9.99
Carlton Special Blue Upholstery Fabric D0072 10 yards $19.99 59"w Lichen Green Denim Twill Fabric By Yard Upholstery $7.49
Clarence House Designer Linen Fabric "Indien Stripe" $99.00 Gold Melon Spa Chenille Floral Damisk 2.5 Yd Pc $22.00
Colonial Dual Rotary Blade Sharpener 45mm New $6.99 Fusible Hair Cloth Interlining Army Green 60" 2 Yds#303 $4.75
Braemore Oriental Toile Home Decor Fabric Yellow 2 Yds $15.99 Upholstery Fabric New Woven Tapestry Dk Red Green 7 yds $8.99
Upholstery fabric, pale sage chenille, 54"wide,3 yards $18.75 Arrow Tacker Model T-18M $0.99
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