How to work with your upholsterer to find the right natural materials for your upholstery project. Figure out what you need and how much to buy.
We have a few pages tailored to different interests: professional upholsterers & designers, DIY makers, and those who are hiring a professional to reupholster their [...]
Hopefully you can find an upholsterer who is open to learning about & working with materials that may be unfamiliar to them. Please visit our [...]
Check out our tips for working with your upholsterer. DIY Natural Bedding is a reputable vendor of natural materials for both bedding and upholstery - [...]
The 24 x 82-inch foam sheets that are standard sizing for urethane foam are not standard for latex. The maximum length for latex foam is [...]
We've found that most upholsterers are willing to work with natural materials once they realize they are not so very different than 'conventional' materials to [...]
Natural materials are used in upholstery in much the same way as 'conventional' foam & padding, with the noted exception that the wool batting is [...]
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 [...]