Soft layered Wool felt 1200 gram 27” wide 11mtr roll

Soft Layered Wool Felt 1200g for Traditional Upholstery

This 1200g soft layered wool upholstery felt is a heavy, comfortable padding material for traditional furniture repair, restoration and upholstery build-ups.

Supplied 27" wide on an 11 metre roll, this heavier layered felt provides more body and padding than the 750g version, making it particularly useful where a fuller, more upholstery layer is required.

It is commonly used over horse hair and other traditional fillings on chair and sofa seats, backs and arms to smooth the surface, add comfort and create a more even foundation beneath the finishing upholstery layers.

Product Specification

• Width: 27"
• Roll length: 11 metres
• Weight: 1200g
• Type: Soft layered wool felt
• Material: Manufactured from recycled materials
• Application: Heavy comfort padding and traditional upholstery
• Suitable for: Seats, backs, arms, chairs, sofas and furniture restoration

What Is 1200g Soft Layered Felt Used For?

1200g soft layered felt is used higher in an upholstery build-up where comfort, smoothing and additional padding are required.

Unlike firm needled felt, which is designed primarily for structure and protection, soft layered felt is intended to cushion and smooth the materials underneath.

Typical applications include:

• Padding over horse hair
• Padding over coir and traditional fillings
• Sofa seat restoration
• Armchair and chair seat padding
• Back padding
• Arm padding
• Traditional furniture restoration
• Antique furniture repair
• Smoothing uneven filling layers
• Building additional upholstery body
• Creating a softer layer beneath upholstery fabric

Heavier Padding with More Body

The 1200g construction provides a noticeably fuller layer than lighter 750g soft felt.

This makes it useful where the furniture needs additional padding or where a more traditional upholstery build-up is required.

Softens and Smooths Traditional Fillings

Horse hair, coir and loose fillings provide shape and resilience but can leave an uneven or coarse surface.

Heavy soft layered felt helps smooth these materials and creates a more consistent layer before the finishing upholstery is applied.

Comfortable but Workable

Despite its heavier construction, soft layered felt remains flexible enough to work around shaped furniture.

It can be used across seats, curved chair backs, sofa arms and other upholstered areas where a dense firm felt would be too rigid.

Made from Recycled Materials

The felt is manufactured using recycled materials, making it a practical workshop padding product for furniture repair, restoration and regular upholstery work.

1200g Felt for Use Over Horse Hair

One of the primary uses for heavy soft layered felt is as a comfort and smoothing layer over traditional hair fillings.

Hair & Coir provides resilience, body and shape within traditional upholstered furniture.

The 1200g soft felt sits above these coarser fillings to provide additional cushioning and create a smoother upholstery surface.

This combination is particularly useful when rebuilding traditionally upholstered chairs, sofas and other seating where the original construction uses natural filling materials.

Soft Layered Felt for Seats

Seats generally experience greater pressure than backs or arms, so a padding layer can be particularly useful.

1200g layered felt can be positioned above suitable traditional fillings to add comfort, smooth the underlying materials and create a fuller seat profile.

It should be used as part of the appropriate upholstery build-up rather than as a substitute for the supporting structure beneath the seat.

Soft Layered Felt for Backs and Arms

Chair backs, sofa backs and furniture arms often involve curves and shaped upholstery.

Soft layered felt can follow these contours more easily than dense structural felt, allowing the upholsterer to create a comfortable and consistent layer around the furniture profile.

Its heavier 1200g construction provides additional body where a thinner felt would not give enough padding.

750g or 1200g Soft Layered Felt?

Both products perform the same general comfort and smoothing role, but the amount of padding differs.

Choose 750g soft layered felt when you need:

• General soft upholstery padding
• Moderate smoothing over hair
• Less overall build-up
• Easier shaping around lighter furniture sections

Choose 1200g soft layered felt when you need:

• A heavier comfort layer
• Greater padding and body
• More smoothing over traditional fillings
• A fuller seat, back or arm build-up

For the lighter alternative, choose Soft Layered Felt 750g.

Soft Layered Felt with Rag Flock

1200g soft layered felt can be used alongside Rag Flock Loose Felt during traditional furniture restoration.

Rag flock is a loose filling that can be positioned by hand to pack hollows, rebuild lost shape and correct uneven areas.

Once the underlying profile has been established, soft layered felt can be fitted above to create a more consistent comfort layer across the furniture.

The two materials therefore perform different but complementary roles:

Rag flock builds and adjusts the underlying shape.

Soft layered felt provides consistent softness and smoothing above.

Soft Layered Felt with Skin Wadding

Skin Wadding is another traditional soft upholstery material.

Skin wadding is particularly useful over horse hair and coarse fillings where the aim is to contain fibres and create a lighter smoothing layer.

1200g soft layered felt provides considerably more body and padding.

Depending on the original furniture construction, both may be incorporated into the same upholstery build.

Soft Layered Felt or Firm Needled Felt?

Soft layered and firm needled felt perform different jobs.

Choose soft layered felt when you need:

• Comfort
• Softer padding
• Smoothing over hair
• Additional upholstery body
• Seat, back and arm padding
• A flexible material for shaped furniture areas

Choose firm needled felt when you need:

• Structure
• Spring protection
• Platform padding
• Coverage over webbing
• A dense protective layer lower in the upholstery build

Browse Upholstery Felts to compare the complete range of firm and soft materials.

Soft Felt or Polyester Wadding?

Soft layered felt and Polyester Wadding both provide softness, but their typical applications are different.

Polyester wadding is lightweight and lofty and is commonly wrapped around modern foam cushions to soften edges and create a fuller finished shape.

1200g soft layered felt is denser and more and is particularly suited to traditional upholstery, padding over hair and rebuilding seats, backs and arms.

For modern foam cushion wrapping, polyester wadding is normally the more appropriate material.

For traditional upholstery comfort layers, soft layered felt is generally better suited.

Hessian, Needles and Twines for Traditional Upholstery

Traditional furniture restoration normally requires several different structural and finishing materials.

Hessian & Lining Cloths are commonly used within traditional upholstery foundations and filling layers.

Specialist Upholstery Needles, Pins & Skewers are used for hand stitching, shaping and positioning upholstery materials.

For edge stitching, securing filling layers, traditional hand sewing and spring work, browse Upholstery Twines.

Using the correct tools and materials makes it easier to rebuild the upholstery in controlled layers rather than simply covering over worn or damaged padding.

Typical Traditional Upholstery Build-Up

Traditional furniture varies considerably, but a seat may contain a combination such as:

Furniture frame webbing or springs hessian firm padding hair or coir soft layered felt skin wadding or finishing layer upholstery fabric

Rag flock and other loose fillings may also be incorporated where additional shaping or localised padding is required.

The exact order depends on the age, design and original construction of the furniture.

When dismantling an older piece, photograph and record each layer before removing it so the original sequence and shape can be reproduced where appropriate.

Heavy 1200g Soft Felt for Furniture Restoration

1200g soft layered wool felt is suitable for professional upholsterers, furniture restoration workshops and experienced customers carrying out traditional furniture repairs.

Its heavier construction makes it particularly useful where padding, smoothing and comfort are required over traditional upholstery fillings.

Browse alternative padding materials within Upholstery Felts.

For resilient traditional fillings, browse Hair & Coir.

For specialist furniture restoration tools and materials, visit Hessian & Lining Cloths, Upholstery Needles, Pins & Skewers and Upholstery Twines.

For help choosing the correct felt or filling for your furniture restoration project, contact us.

Heavy 1200g soft layered wool felt for adding comfort, smoothing traditional fillings and creating a fuller padding layer beneath upholstery fabric.

• 27" wide
• 11 metre roll
• 1200g heavy soft layered felt
• Manufactured from recycled materials
• Fuller and more than 750g soft layered felt
• Use it for use over hair on seats, backs and arms
• Suitable for traditional upholstery, furniture repair and restoration

Use over Hair & Coir where a soft padding layer is required to smooth traditional fillings and create a more comfortable, even upholstery surface.

For traditional furniture restoration, you may also need Rag Flock Loose Felt, Skin Wadding, Hessian & Lining Cloths, Upholstery Needles, Pins & Skewers and Upholstery Twines.