Tips on Choosing Upholstery Fabric

The possibilities are endless when it comes to choosing upholstery fabric for your dining room, living room, or other home décor needs. Though the fabric choices are boundless, the best choices are ones that take into account what type of fabric you want to use and how you want to use it.

The first step in choosing upholstery fabric is knowing what you want to make out of those fabrics. Certain fabrics serve different purposes, and you would never want to use an inappropriate fabric for an item (i.e. using silk on outdoor furniture).

Synthetic materials are cheaper and they are also easier to maintain. For making sofa covers, direct your choice to very thick treated upholstery. If you are new to the field of sewing, start work on woven fabrics, otherwise it will seem more difficult.

After you have chosen a fabric, you have to measure heights and widths. Then calculate what to add to the seams and eventually folds if necessary. Upholstery fabric is available in several widths, which is why we need to calculate what you really want to use. The quality of weaving can also encourage choice as well as how much you need.

Choose fabric according to a color that will be designed. The stretch fabrics and silk are more difficult to work with. Striped colors and large print patterns will cost a little more. This is due to falling connections or patterns that are well centered which will require a higher budget. If you want to do something for the environment, there are natural fiber fabrics such as linen and cotton, for example.

Finally, if you are still unsure, take a look at what is on your furniture now. If you’ve been happy with it so far, finding something similar can be a place to start.