Description
Firm 900g Needled Felt for Upholstery and Spring Protection
This 900g firm needled upholstery felt is a heavy, structured padding material for furniture manufacture, repair and restoration.
Supplied 27″ wide on a 15 metre roll, the dense recycled felt is designed for upholstery areas where protection, support and shape retention are required rather than soft loft.
It is particularly useful over springs, upholstery webbing, seat platforms and furniture frame areas before foam, softer felt or other comfort layers are added.
Product Specification
- Width: 27″
- Roll length: 15 metres
- Weight: 900g
- Material: Firm needled felt made from recycled materials
- Colour: Black
- Application: Spring protection, platform padding and structural upholstery layers
- Suitable for: Sofas, chairs, footstools, sprung seating and furniture restoration
What Is 900g Needled Felt Used For?
Heavy needled felt is used within the structural layers of upholstered furniture where a dense and durable padding material is required.
It can help create separation between the furniture support system and the softer materials above while providing a more even foundation for subsequent upholstery layers.
Typical uses include:
- Padding over upholstery springs
- Spring protection
- Padding over webbing
- Sofa and chair seat platforms
- Traditional upholstery
- Furniture restoration
- Footstools and ottomans
- Frame and edge padding
- Base layers beneath foam
- Furniture repair and refurbishment
- Upholstery work requiring heavier firm padding
Why Choose 900g Firm Needled Felt?
Heavier, More Substantial Padding
At 900g, this firm felt provides a more substantial upholstery layer than the lighter 750g option.
It is useful where additional material density and protection are wanted within the furniture build-up.
Protects Softer Upholstery Materials
Furniture springs, webbing and frame components form the supporting structure beneath the upholstery.
Heavy needled felt creates a firm intermediate layer between those structural elements and softer materials such as foam, layered felt and wadding.
Helps Create an Even Platform
Springs and webbing naturally create a flexible rather than completely continuous support surface.
Firm felt helps create a more consistent layer above the support system before the remaining upholstery materials are installed.
Made from Recycled Materials
The black needled felt is manufactured from recycled materials, making it a practical upholstery padding material for furniture repair, restoration and production work.
900g Felt Over Double Cone Springs
Traditional chairs, sofas and other sprung furniture commonly use Double Cone Springs as part of the seat foundation.
Once the springs have been correctly installed and secured, heavy firm felt can form part of the protective upholstery build-up above them.
The felt helps separate the spring system from the softer filling materials above and creates a more continuous foundation across the sprung area.
Its heavier 900g construction makes it particularly suitable where a substantial spring-cover layer is required.
900g Felt Over ZigZag Springs
Modern sofas and chairs frequently use ZigZag Springs, also known as sinuous, serpentine or no-sag springs.
Firm needled felt can be incorporated above a suitable zigzag spring system where the furniture design requires a protective padding layer between the spring wires and the materials above.
This helps reduce direct contact between the springs and softer foam or padding while creating a more even upholstery foundation.
Firm Felt with Spring Units
Pre-assembled Spring Units provide a connected sprung foundation for suitable sofas, chairs and other upholstered seating.
Where the furniture construction requires a dense intermediate layer above the spring unit, 900g firm felt can provide additional protection before the main comfort layers are installed.
When repairing existing furniture, the original upholstery build-up should normally be followed unless the seat is being professionally redesigned.
900g Felt Over Upholstery Webbing
Firm upholstery felt is also useful over suitable webbing systems.
Livedale’s Elasticated Upholstery Webbing range is used to create flexible support in furniture seats, backs and other upholstered areas.
Once the webbing is correctly fitted and tensioned, heavy firm felt can provide a stable padding layer above it before foam or softer materials are installed.
Traditional upholstery may use different webbing systems depending on the original furniture construction.
750g or 900g Firm Needled Felt?
Both weights provide firm upholstery padding, but they suit slightly different requirements.
Choose 750g firm needled felt when you need:
- A versatile general-purpose firm felt
- Spring and webbing protection
- Good structure with less material bulk
- Easier handling for general furniture repairs
Choose 900g firm needled felt when you need:
- A heavier firm padding layer
- Greater material substance
- More robust platform padding
- A substantial layer over springs or webbing
- Heavier-duty upholstery repair or restoration
Browse the complete Upholstery Felts range to compare the available firm and soft padding materials.
900g Firm Felt or Backed Feltex?
900g firm needled felt and 900g Feltex are similar in weight but differ in construction.
Standard 900g firm felt is an unbacked dense upholstery felt suitable for general platform padding and spring protection.
Feltex with backing adds a strong woven backing to the felt, providing additional stability where the material needs greater support during fitting or within a more demanding upholstery build-up.
Choose the backed option where additional reinforcement is beneficial. Choose standard firm felt where a heavy but flexible unbacked padding layer is more appropriate.
Firm Felt or Soft Upholstery Felt?
Firm and soft felts perform different jobs.
Firm needled felt is primarily used for:
- Structure
- Spring protection
- Platform padding
- Pressure spreading
- Webbing coverage
- Furniture support layers
Softer layered felt is used higher in the upholstery build where additional cushioning and comfort are required.
A furniture seat may therefore contain both types, with firm felt lower in the structure and softer felt positioned above it.
Firm Felt or Polyester Wadding?
Firm needled felt should not be confused with Polyester Wadding.
Polyester wadding is soft and lofty and is normally used around foam cushions to provide softness and a smoother finished shape.
Firm upholstery felt is dense and structured and is used where protection, platform padding or a stable base layer is required.
The two materials can be used within the same furniture construction but perform very different jobs.
Typical Upholstery Build-Up
Furniture construction varies, but a typical sprung seat may include layers such as:
Furniture frame → springs or webbing → firm 900g needled felt → additional felt or padding → foam or filling → softer finishing layers → upholstery fabric
Traditional upholstery may also incorporate hessian, hair, coir and other materials.
When restoring existing furniture, inspect and record the original layers before dismantling wherever possible so the seat can be rebuilt in the correct order.
Heavy 900g Felt for Upholstery and Furniture Restoration
900g firm needled felt is suitable for professional upholsterers, furniture manufacturers, restoration workshops and customers carrying out their own furniture repairs.
Its heavier construction makes it particularly useful for sprung seating, platform padding, furniture refurbishment and upholstery areas where a substantial protective layer is required.
For lighter and backed alternatives, browse Upholstery Felts.
For furniture support systems, browse Springs & Webbing.
For help choosing the correct felt, spring system or webbing for your upholstery project, contact Livedale.
