White Cotton/wool felt 1200 gram 27” wide Each

White Cotton/Wool Felt 1200g for Traditional Upholstery

This 1200g white cotton/wool upholstery felt is a heavy, soft layered padding material for traditional furniture repair, restoration and higher-quality upholstery work.

Supplied 27" wide, the cotton and wool fibre blend provides body while remaining soft and workable enough for seats, backs, arms and shaped furniture areas.

It is particularly useful as a finishing layer over horse hair and other traditional fillings, helping smooth the surface, improve comfort and reduce the risk of coarse fibres working through towards the final upholstery fabric.

Product Specification

• Width: 27"
• Weight: 1200g
• Material: Cotton and wool fibre blend
• Colour: White
• Construction: Soft layered upholstery felt
• Application: Heavy comfort padding, smoothing and traditional upholstery
• Suitable for: Seats, backs, arms, chairs, sofas and furniture restoration

What Is 1200g Cotton/Wool Upholstery Felt Used For?

White cotton/wool felt is used higher in the upholstery build where comfort, smoothing, shape and finish become particularly important.

Unlike firm needled felt, which is mainly used for spring protection and structural padding, cotton/wool felt creates a softer layer above firmer upholstery materials.

Typical applications include:

• Padding over horse hair
• Padding over coir and traditional fillings
• Final stuffing layers
• Chair seat padding
• Sofa and armchair restoration
• Back padding
• Arm padding
• Traditional upholstery
• Antique furniture restoration
• Smoothing uneven filling layers
• Building fuller upholstery profiles
• Padding beneath upholstery fabric

Heavy, Comfort Padding

The 1200g construction provides a fuller and more layer than lighter 750g upholstery felt.

It is particularly useful where the furniture needs additional body, softness and padding before the final upholstery covering is fitted.

Cotton and Wool Fibre Blend

The cotton provides softness, body and workability, helping the felt shape around furniture contours.

The wool content gives the felt a more traditional character and contributes natural flame resistance.

Where a particular regulatory fire-performance requirement applies, always check the relevant product or supplier certification rather than relying on fibre composition alone.

Smooths Coarse Traditional Fillings

Traditional horse hair and coir provide body and resilience, but they are naturally coarse materials.

A cotton/wool felt layer above them helps create a smoother surface and reduces the likelihood of individual fibres being felt beneath or working towards the top upholstery covering.

Suitable for Shaped Upholstery

The soft layered construction makes this felt easier to work around curved backs, arms, seat edges and other shaped furniture sections than dense structural felt.

Cotton/Wool Felt Over Horse Hair

One of the most important uses for 1200g white cotton/wool felt is as a final stuffing or smoothing layer over traditional hair fillings.

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

Once the underlying filling has been shaped correctly, cotton/wool felt can be fitted over it to add comfort and produce a smoother surface before the remaining finishing layers and upholstery fabric are applied.

This makes the material particularly useful in chair restoration, antique furniture repair and traditionally upholstered sofas and armchairs.

750g or 1200g White Cotton/Wool Felt?

Both weights provide soft traditional upholstery padding, but the amount of body differs.

Choose 750g cotton/wool felt when you need:

• A lighter soft padding layer
• Moderate smoothing over hair
• Less overall upholstery build-up
• Greater flexibility around lighter furniture sections

Choose 1200g cotton/wool felt when you need:

• A heavier comfort layer
• More padding
• Greater body and fullness
• More smoothing over coarse fillings
• A fuller traditional upholstery build

The correct weight depends on the original furniture construction and the amount of padding required.

Cotton/Wool Felt with Rag Flock

White cotton/wool felt can be used alongside Rag Flock Loose Felt in traditional restoration work.

Rag flock is loose and can be positioned by hand to fill hollows, rebuild lost shape and adjust individual areas of the furniture.

Once the underlying shape has been established, cotton/wool felt can create a smoother, continuous padding layer above.

The two materials therefore perform complementary roles:

Rag flock builds and adjusts the shape.

Cotton/wool felt smooths, cushions and finishes the layer above.

Cotton/Wool Felt with Skin Wadding

Skin Wadding can also be used within traditional upholstery build-ups.

Skin wadding provides a lighter soft layer and is particularly useful for helping contain horse hair and coarse fibres.

1200g cotton/wool felt provides considerably more body and cushioning.

Depending on the furniture construction, the two materials may be used at different stages within the same upholstery build.

Cotton/Wool Felt or Soft Layered Recycled Felt?

Both materials are designed to provide comfort and smoothing rather than structural support.

White cotton/wool felt is particularly suited to traditional and higher-quality upholstery work where a cotton and wool fibre blend is preferred.

Soft layered recycled felt provides an economical and practical comfort layer for everyday furniture repair and restoration.

For alternative soft felt weights and fibre types, browse Upholstery Felts.

Cotton/Wool Felt or Firm Needled Felt?

These materials perform different jobs within the furniture.

Choose cotton/wool felt when you need:

• Comfort
• Soft padding
• A finishing layer over hair
• Surface smoothing
• Seat, back and arm padding
• Traditional upholstery finishing

Choose firm needled felt when you need:

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

Using the right type of felt at the correct stage helps maintain both the support and comfort of the finished furniture.

Cotton/Wool Felt or Polyester Wadding?

White cotton/wool felt and Polyester Wadding both add softness but are intended for different upholstery methods.

Polyester wadding is light and lofty and is commonly bonded around modern foam cushions to soften edges and create a fuller finished profile.

Cotton/wool felt is denser and more and is particularly suited to traditional furniture construction, horse hair fillings and layered upholstery work.

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

For traditional upholstery padding and finishing over hair, cotton/wool felt is better suited.

Hessian, Needles and Twines for Traditional Upholstery

Traditional upholstery generally involves several separate structural, filling and finishing layers.

Hessian & Lining Cloths are commonly used within the supporting and filling stages of traditional furniture construction.

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

For edge stitching, securing filling layers, spring work and other hand-upholstery operations, browse Upholstery Twines.

These materials and tools allow the upholstery to be rebuilt in controlled layers rather than simply covering over worn or collapsed padding.

Typical Traditional Upholstery Build-Up

Furniture construction varies, but a traditional seat may contain a combination such as:

Furniture frame webbing or springs hessian firm upholstery layer hair or coir cotton/wool felt skin wadding or finishing layer upholstery fabric

Rag flock and other loose fillings may also be incorporated for localised shaping and padding.

The exact construction should normally reflect the original furniture design and upholstery method.

When restoring older furniture, photograph and record each layer during dismantling so the original sequence and shape can be reproduced where appropriate.

1200g Cotton/Wool Felt for Furniture Restoration

1200g white cotton/wool felt is suitable for professional upholsterers, furniture restoration workshops, antique furniture repair and experienced customers carrying out traditional upholstery.

Its heavy soft construction makes it particularly useful where comfort, smoothing and body are required over horse hair and other traditional filling materials.

Browse alternative soft and firm materials within Upholstery Felts.

For traditional resilient fillings, browse Hair & Coir.

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

For help choosing the correct felt or traditional upholstery filling for your project, contact us.

Heavy 1200g white cotton/wool upholstery felt for adding comfort, smoothing traditional fillings and creating a fuller finishing layer on seats, backs and arms.

• 27" wide
• 1200g heavy cotton/wool felt
• Soft, traditional upholstery padding
• Used as a finishing layer over horse hair and other coarse fillings
• Suitable for seats, backs, arms and shaped furniture areas
• Natural cotton and wool fibre blend
• Use it for furniture restoration, antique repair and quality upholstery work

The cotton/wool construction gives the felt useful softness, body and workability, while the wool content contributes natural flame resistance.

Use over Hair & Coir where a smoothing and comfort layer is required above traditional fillings.

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