50mm British Woven Black & White Webbing

50mm British Woven Black & White Herringbone Upholstery Webbing

The 50mm British Woven Black & White Upholstery Webbing is a traditional furniture webbing manufactured from strong woven cotton and jute fibres. It has the distinctive black and white herringbone pattern. This webbing provides a firm, dependable foundation for traditional sprung upholstery, chair making and antique furniture restoration.

Particularly suited to supporting double cone upholstery springs, it offers professional upholsterers and furniture restorers a traditional material for rebuilding chairs, sofas and settees using established upholstery techniques.

Supplied in 33-metre rolls, with purchasing options of 1, 5 or 10 rolls.

Features

• 50mm wide traditional upholstery webbing.
• British woven cotton and jute construction.
• Distinctive black and white herringbone pattern.
• Strong supporting foundation beneath traditional upholstery springs.
• Suitable for dining chairs, armchairs and antique furniture restoration.
• Compatible with traditional upholstery tacks and suitable staples.
• Available in 33-metre rolls and bulk quantities.

Traditional Upholstery Applications

Supporting Double Cone Upholstery Springs

One of the principal applications of British woven black and white webbing is providing the foundation beneath traditional coil springs.

The webbing is stretched across the underside of the furniture frame and secured firmly to the timber. Individual Double Cone Upholstery Springs are then positioned and stitched to the supporting webbing.

This creates the base for a traditional sprung seat, allowing the springs to be tied together and shaped to achieve the required seating profile.

Dining Chairs and Occasional Furniture

This 50mm herringbone webbing is also suitable for dining chairs and occasional seating requiring a strong, relatively firm foundation.

Individual strips can be tensioned across the frame and interwoven to create a supportive platform beneath the upholstery padding.

Antique Furniture Restoration

Traditional furniture frequently incorporates natural fibre webbing, double cone springs, hessian and natural upholstery fillings.

When restoring antique chairs and settees, using comparable materials helps preserve the original construction method and the character of the furniture.

Double Cone Springs and Spring Tying Twine

A properly constructed traditional sprung seat requires more than webbing alone.

Once the webbing foundation has been installed, the appropriate Double Cone Upholstery Springs are positioned and secured to the webbing.

The springs are then lashed together using Laidcord Traditional Flax Spring Tying Twine.

Spring lashing helps control the height, alignment and movement of the individual springs, ensuring they work together as a stable upholstery foundation.

How to Fit Traditional Upholstery Webbing

Begin by removing the original damaged webbing and checking that the timber frame and joints are sound.

Secure one end of the webbing using suitable upholstery tacks or staples. Use a webbing stretcher to apply firm, controlled tension before securing the opposite end.

Repeat across the furniture frame, interweaving strips where required by the original construction.

For sprung upholstery, position and stitch the springs to the supporting webbing before lashing them together with suitable spring tying cord.

Recommended Upholstery Tools and Fixings

• Beech Webbing Stretcher, traditional wooden tool for tensioning 50mm webbing.
• C. S. Osborne No.869P Spiked Webbing Stretcher, grips and tensions woven upholstery webbing.
• Challenge Upholstery Tacks, traditional fixings for attaching webbing to timber frames.
• Pneumatic Staple Guns & Tackers, professional fastening tools for furniture workshops.
• Laidcord Spring Tying Twine, traditional flax cord for lashing upholstery springs.

The 50mm British Woven Black & White Upholstery Webbing is a cotton and jute herringbone webbing, providing strong, dependable support for traditional sprung upholstery and furniture restoration.

• 50mm wide, superior British woven construction.
• Strong cotton and jute herringbone weave.
• Use it for supporting traditional double cone upholstery springs.
• Suitable for dining chairs, armchairs and antique furniture.
• Supplied in 33-metre rolls, with 5 and 10-roll options.

Recommended products: Double Cone Upholstery Springs, Laidcord Spring Tying Twine, Beech Webbing Stretcher, Upholstery Staple Guns and Challenge Upholstery Tacks.