White Cotton/Wool Felt 1200 Gram 27” Wide

White cotton/wool felt 1200 gram, 27” wide. A heavier natural layered upholstery felt used for padding arms, seats and traditional upholstery work, with wool content that makes the felt inherently flame retardant.

White Cotton/Wool Felt 1200 Gram for Upholstery Padding and Traditional Furniture Work

White cotton/wool felt 1200 gram is a heavier layered upholstery felt used for padding, shaping, smoothing and finishing traditional furniture builds. Supplied 27” wide, this natural cotton and wool blend felt is ideal for upholsterers, furniture restorers, trimmers and trade workshops that need a thicker, more substantial padding material for arms, seats, backs and finishing layers.

This upholstery felt is commonly used where a fuller padding layer is required over hair, fibre, springs, frames or firmer base materials. It helps smooth the surface, improve the feel beneath the fabric and reduce the risk of coarse fillings working through to the top cover.

What Is Cotton/Wool Upholstery Felt?

Cotton/wool felt is a layered upholstery padding made from a blend of cotton and wool fibres. The cotton gives the felt useful body, softness and workability, while the wool content helps improve performance and makes the felt inherently flame retardant.

Compared with lighter upholstery felts, this 1200 gram cotton/wool felt gives a heavier and fuller layer. It is well suited to traditional upholstery, furniture restoration, antique repairs, re-covering work and higher-quality upholstery builds where natural materials are preferred.

Common Uses for 1200 Gram Cotton/Wool Felt

White cotton/wool felt is a proper upholstery workshop staple, especially when working with traditional fillings and natural padding layers. The 1200 gram weight makes it useful where a deeper, more substantial felt layer is needed.

Common uses include:

Upholstery padding on arms and seats

Final stuffing layer over hair

Traditional upholstery restoration

Padding beneath top fabric

Softening and smoothing furniture build-ups

Seat, back and arm padding

Preventing hair from working through to fabric

Layering over firmer upholstery materials

Building fuller upholstery shapes

Furniture repair and refurbishment

Antique and traditional furniture work

1200 Gram Felt for a Fuller Upholstery Build-Up

The main advantage of this 1200 gram cotton/wool felt is the extra body it provides. It is heavier than 750 gram felt, making it a better choice where the upholstery needs more loft, more shape or a fuller padded finish.

It can be used on seats, backs, arms and shaped upholstery areas where a lighter felt may not give enough coverage. This makes it especially useful in traditional upholstery work where the build-up of layers matters and the final finish depends on what is underneath. As any decent upholsterer knows, the fabric only looks as good as the foundations beneath it.

Cotton/Wool Felt as a Final Layer Over Hair

One of the main uses for white cotton/wool felt is as a final stuffing layer over hair. In traditional upholstery, animal hair and coarse fillings can work through the top layers if they are not properly covered.

This cotton/wool felt helps create a smoother barrier between the hair and the fabric. It improves the surface finish, adds comfort and reduces the risk of coarse fibres pushing through the upholstery fabric over time.

Natural Cotton and Wool Blend Felt

This white upholstery felt is made from a cotton and wool blend, giving it a more traditional character than purely synthetic padding materials. The wool content makes the felt inherently flame retardant, while the cotton helps provide softness, body and ease of use.

For upholsterers carrying out restoration, antique repairs or quality furniture work, cotton/wool felt is a sensible choice where natural upholstery materials are preferred.

Why Choose 1200 Gram White Cotton/Wool Felt?

Choose 1200 gram white cotton/wool felt when the job needs a heavier, fuller and more substantial upholstery padding layer. It is particularly useful higher up in the upholstery build, where comfort, smoothing, shape and finish matter.

Firm needled felts are best suited to spring protection and support layers, but cotton/wool felt is better suited to padding, shaping and finishing. The 1200 gram weight gives added body, making it ideal for work where a lighter felt may be too thin or underpowered.

Trade and Workshop Use

Supplied 27” wide and available to purchase individually or in 3-roll quantities, this 1200 gram white cotton/wool felt is suitable for professional upholstery workshops, furniture restorers, trimmers and trade customers.

It is a useful stock material for traditional upholstery, furniture restoration, repair work, arm padding, seat padding, final stuffing layers and finishing over hair or firmer fillings.