Furniture upholstery fabric is a specific textile fabric woven for this intended use to adorn your furniture. Most upholstery fabric is 54-56 inches wide. It is used for both function and style. Upholstery fabric covers both your furniture’s frame and cushioning, and adds a visual appeal, often by showcasing a unique or complimentary fabric pattern or color to your existing room environment.

To receive a general idea of the amount of fabric that will be needed to to cover a given style of furniture, we suggest you refer to the following link that will display our estimated yardage chart. However, there are numerous factors such as loose or fixed cushions, repeat of the fabric design, arm caps and skirt options that need to be considered and will be calculated by the manufacturer or the upholsterer of your furniture. If you are considering an upholstery fabric from DecorativeFabricsDirect.com, the repeat of the fabric design and the width of the fabric can be found displayed on eac

In order to get an accurate measurement for your dining room chair seat, you’ll need to remove it from the frame and measure across the length and width of the seat at the widest points. Add at least 3 inches to each to account for fold over and stapling. If you have thick foam allow for that too in your measurements. If your dining room chair has a back, you’ll want to follow the same process for the back, ensuring that you’re taking measurements at the widest points and adding 3 inches.