Upholstery for makers: answers to questions for working on your own natural/organic upholstery project.
It's best to use a firmer foam for thicknesses 3 inches or less. Learn more about natural latex firmness & density here.
Yes, the medium density dunlop foam would roughly equate to a medium density polyurethane foam. Learn more about natural latex firmness & density here.
An electric carving knife works nicely if you don’t have an upholsterer’s saw. Watch this video to learn how to cut latex foam.
I recommend a layer of wool batting between the latex and the cover fabric, for three basic reasons: provides an added layer of protection for your [...]
The beauty of any properly applied batting is that it creates a smooth, rounded finish and softens the edges of foam corners. It doesn’t add [...]
You CAN use standard polyester upholstery batting to wrap your latex foam. In this case either a ticking fabric or a heavy cover fabric (such as [...]
Here's an example of a wool batting that comes with a thin spun backing, which is also wool: A backing makes it possible to secure [...]
Yes, you can use cotton instead of wool, but cotton batting will increase the dimensions of your cushion, since it does not compress as much [...]
Yes, you can place a layer of cotton over the foam first, and then add the wool on top of that. The wool forms the [...]
There are two ways to apply the ticking fabric: cut the ticking fabric the same size as the outer upholstery fabric and apply them together [...]