What fabrics can we clean at Glasgow Upholstery cleaners ?
The team at Glasgow upholstery cleaners have put together this handy guide to Upholstery fabric types to help you understand how we approach the cleaning of your upholstery.
Each fabric responds differently to moisture and the PH of cleaning solutions used in the cleaning process. We identify your fabric type before cleaning. Fabric identification is important to select the correct cleaning method for you upholstery.
Natural or Synthetic, we can clean your upholstery back to new condition again, removing dirt, and unwanted odours.
We clean all fabric types, both natural and synthetic upholstery can be cleaned by the team at Glasgow Upholstery cleaners
Natural Fabric Types
- Linen – Linen is constructed from Flax. Its one of the strongest natural fibres. it makes a perfect choice as an upholstery fabric, being naturally resistant to soiling. Makes an excellent blended fabric when mixed with cotton which makes it less susceptible to wrinkling and adds elasticity to the finished material. We clean linen using our P.H neutral cleaning solution to ensure no browning or water marks remain after cleaning.
When furniture designers are looking for a soft but durable natural fabric they choose cotton. Its rarely used alone but more often found as a blended fabric . For a high quality cotton blend look for a cotton content of around 50% cotton. It makes a perfect cushion covering, it can be cleaned with soap and water without too much concern about fabric browning.
whilst wool benefits from being a hard wearing natural fibre, it’s more commonly used as an upholstery fabric when blended with other materials to make a wool blend fibre. The composition of pure wool makes it challenging to clean which is why its normally used as a blend or as a felt.
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