When a customer take a piece of furniture to be re-upholstered they often don't ask about what stuffing, or filling, materials will be used. I'm sure this is due partly to most people being unaware that different types of stuffing are available and partly because they are unsure of the differences between the stuffings.
As a customer though you have a right to know what will be used in the re-upholstery. In essence, you have a right to know what you are paying for. There are many different stuffing materials available on the market and they are not all of the same quality nor the same cost. However all the fillings satisfy Schedule 2 Part 1 of the Furniture & Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 relating to non-foam filling materials singly.
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Two low cost natural fillings are ginger coir (coconut) fibre and black coir (coconut) fibre. These are inexpensive stuffings but they do not have very much spring so the end result on furniture is rather hard with not much give.
Moving up the quality ladder the next filling on the rung is 50/50 hair and fibre. This is about twice the price of the coir fibres and has a little more give and softness because of the presence of the hair.
For quality re-upholstery natural teased hair should be used. Hair is an intrinsically fire retardant material. In the natural hair category the first option is 80/20 hog hair/horse mane & cow tail. This is priced at the lower end of the natural hairs but is considerably more expensive than the fibre fillings discussed above. However the quality, spring, softness and comfort of this 80/20 hair is head and shoulders above that of coir fibres. I use a lot of this type of stuffing in my work and am very pleased with the results.
Moving higher up the ladder there is Chinese horse hair which is just a little more expensive than the 80/20 hair followed by super horse tail (100%). Horse tail is a lovely product with long hair strands which give great spring and therefore comfort. However, it is double the price of the 80/20 hair.
The very best stuffing is white cattle tail. This is available in two standards, grade b and grade a. These are superb stuffings which give first class results. However they are very expensive, often have to be ordered in advance and I think are best suited for the very best quality furniture.
Other options available are rubberised hair, hair pads and ginger coir fibre on polypropylene. Rubberised hair is hair and/or fibre which has been glued together and pressed into a sheet or roll. It is available as hog hair with coir fibre or 100% hog hair. It is often used on chair backs and arms or over sprung units as it is quick to use. Hair pads are often goats hair which has been needled on to hessian. This is also used for chair backs or arms and is quick to use. The ginger coir fibre on polypropylene is similar to the hair pad but uses coir in place of hair. All of these three options are at the lower end of the cost of all fillings.
I hope this gives you a better understanding of stuffings. Please ask what will be used on your furniture and make sure you are happy. While it's always necessary to work within your budget I think it is good advice to use the best quality materials that you can afford.
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