Blog posts on problems & repairs from a working upholsterer’s bench.
- Why is my sofa fabric bobbling?
Pilling is loose fibre working to the surface, and it is usually not a fault. Why blends pill worst, why it normally stops on its own, and the separate test standard nobody tells you to ask about. - Why has my sofa gone saggy in the middle?
Something under the cushions has failed, and it is usually not the cushions. How to tell whether it is the foam, the webbing, the springs or the frame — and which of those is worth fixing.