Fabric width

[maisiejones]

Sorry, really dense question from a complete amateur. 😳 I want to reupholster a headboard and have chosen a fabric after getting some swatches from Next online. I'm now ready to order and know the number of metres I need to order but nowhere on the website can I see anything that tells me the width of the roll. Do I assume it's a metre wide?

[Waltons]

It will be 140cm wide. The back of the swatch will probably have a label stating that, and also giving you the pattern repeat, which you have to allow for unless it's plain fabric or a vertical stripe.

A double/king/superking headboard will need two widths of fabric.

[maisiejones]

Thank you Waltons. It's king size so two widths then and no, no pattern. I don't want to confuse myself on my first attempt! 😀

[Waltons]

I just looked at the Next website and there are a very few fabrics that are silly sizes - 129cm, 148cm.

Standard width is 140cm though. Just check before you order!

Two widths of any of them will do a king-size comfortably though. One seam down the middle, staple gun behind the headboard, done!

[poochiepants]

Usually you would run the fabric across the headboard rather than top to bottom, but it does depend on what you've chosen. If it's a plain, check that the weave looks OK when you rotate it 90 degrees. As a headboard isn't actually very high, the 140cm width should be ok as the 2 selvedges will be running along the top and along the bottom. Post a pic of the fabric, or say what it is, and I can see better what to do. There should never be a visible seam down the centre, if there needs to be one that sort of thing is usually 'lost' in a panelled design or something similar.

Does this make sense??

[maisiejones]

Thank you all. I've chosen Sumptuous Velour Dark Natural. It's plain and the weave looks fine when rotated. I was planning to attach it horizontally so one piece with no seam. The only problem I now have is that they seem to sell their upholstery fabrics in a minimum of 5m when I want only 2m, at least on the website. I'll give them a call tomorrow and see if I can order 2m. Otherwise I'll just have to go mad with my dining chairs too. 😀

[StickTheDMWhereTheSunDontShine]

Poochie - that doesn't work for dralon type fabrics with an obvious nap.

I would have hoped that the Next website would provide a guide, since it's their fabrics, mind. Pretty poor if they don't.