Where to go next with upholstery
Safety and bigger jobs.
- In UK homes, the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 apply.
- Buy fabric sold as upholstery fabric, or use an FR barrier cloth.
- Use combustion modified foam.
- Traditional upholstery builds layers by hand with springs, hair, hessian and scrim.
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