137mtr Roll ½” cardboard tack strip

1/2" Cardboard Upholstery Tack Strip, 137 Metre Roll

1/2" Cardboard Upholstery Tack Strip is a traditional furniture finishing material designed to create neat, straight fabric edges with concealed staples or tacks.

Commonly used for back-tacking upholstery fabric, this fibre-backed cardboard strip provides a firm, consistent folding edge on outside sofa backs, chair arms, upholstered panels and headboards. Once the fabric has been turned into its finished position, the fastening is concealed, producing a clean, professional appearance without exposed staples.

Supplied in continuous 137-metre rolls, the strip can be cut to the required length for individual furniture components. Status Fabrics offers quantities of 1, 5 or 10 rolls, providing options for independent upholsterers and larger furniture manufacturing workshops.

Specifications

• Product: Cardboard Upholstery Tack Strip.
• Material: Fibre-backed cardboard.
• Width: 1/2" (approximately 12.7mm).
• Length: 137 metres per roll.
• Quantity options: 1, 5 or 10 rolls.
• Primary use: Creating straight, concealed upholstery fabric edges.
• Applications: Outside backs, outside arms, upholstered panels and headboards.

The continuous cardboard tack strip provides a consistent edge without requiring individual pre-cut lengths. This makes it particularly useful when working on furniture with different panel dimensions.

The firm cardboard construction helps establish a straight folding line and reduces irregularities along the finished fabric edge.

Applications for Cardboard Back-Tacking Strip

Cardboard tack strip is widely used in traditional upholstery and modern furniture production where the final covering needs to be secured without visible fixings.

Typical applications include:

• Outside sofa backs: Creating a neat concealed edge along suitable rear upholstery panels.
• Chair and sofa arms: Finishing straight outside-arm fabric sections.
• Upholstered headboards: Producing clean edges on suitable decorative fabric panels.
• Furniture restoration: Replacing damaged or distorted original back-tacking strips.
• Production upholstery: Maintaining consistent finishing standards across repeated furniture designs.

Cardboard back-tacking is particularly effective along straight or gently shaped furniture edges. For tight curves or complex contours, a flexible toothed metal strip may provide a more suitable solution.

The 3-Tooth Plystrip, 1.5 Metre Length offers an alternative for suitable curved and shaped upholstery finishes.

Fitting Cardboard Upholstery Tack Strip

Correct positioning is essential for producing a straight, concealed furniture edge.

The cardboard strip is positioned along the intended finishing line and secured through the upholstery fabric using suitable staples or tacks. The fabric is then turned into its finished position, concealing the strip and the fixings.

Before fitting, check that the supporting furniture frame is sound and that sufficient fabric allowance remains to form the required fold.

For professional fixing equipment,

Accurate cutting is important, particularly around corners and where separate lengths meet. see Upholstery Shears & Snips and Measuring & Marking Tools for suitable workshop equipment.

Avoid overlapping strip ends or forcing the cardboard around sharp curves, as this can create lumps or irregularities beneath the finished covering.

Cardboard Tack Strip or Metal Tacking Strip?

Cardboard Back-Tacking Strips

Cardboard tack strip provides a firm folding edge and is normally secured through the fabric using upholstery staples or tacks.

The 1/2" x 40" Pre-Cut Cardboard Tack Strips offer a ready-cut alternative, supplied in boxes of 1,000 for regular workshop production.

Metal Tack Strips

The 30" Metal Tack Strip incorporates serrated integral nails and is made for concealed finishing along suitable straight furniture edges.

The 30" Plastic-Covered Metal Tack Strip provides a similar fixing system with a protective plastic-covered profile.

Flexible Plygrip

For curved furniture sections and concealed fabric joins, consider the 3-Tooth Plystrip.

These flexible metal profiles use gripping teeth to hold the covering fabric within a concealed finishing channel.

The correct product depends on the furniture shape, covering material, supporting frame and intended fixing method.

Related Upholstery Materials

When finishing outside backs and arms, customers may also require Upholstery Cardboard & Fibreboard for suitable panel construction and Polyester Wadding for light padding beneath the covering.

The Upholstery Fabrics & Vinyl range provides covering materials for furniture manufacturing and restoration.

For further furniture fastening and finishing products, see the complete Workroom Supplies selection.

1/2" Cardboard Upholstery Tack Strip is a traditional fibre-backed fastening strip used to create neat, straight, concealed fabric edges on upholstered furniture.

Use it for finishing outside sofa backs, chair arms, upholstered panels and headboards, this cardboard tack strip provides a firm folding edge that helps conceal staples beneath the finished upholstery fabric.

Product specifications:

• Material: Fibre-backed cardboard.
• Width: 1/2" (approximately 12.7mm).
• Roll length: 137 metres.
• Quantity options: 1, 5 or 10 rolls.
• Applications: Outside backs, outside arms, headboards and upholstered furniture panels.
• Fixing method: Secured using suitable upholstery staples or tacks.
• Finish: Clean, straight fabric edges with concealed fixings.

The continuous roll can be cut to the required length, making it convenient for furniture restoration, individual upholstery projects and regular workshop production.

For an alternative ready-cut option, see the 1/2" x 40" Cardboard Tack Strips. For other concealed upholstery finishing methods, explore 30" Metal Tack Strips and Flexible Plygrip Tacking Strips.

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