Upholstery Fabric Calculator Chart

Typically 9.1m to 12.8m (about 10 to 14 yards) at standard 137cm fabric width, depending on the number of cushions and how much tufting or piping the sofa has. Add 10-20% more if your fabric has a pattern that needs matching at the seams.

Around 0.5m to 0.9m at standard 137cm width, depending on the seat's size and depth. Simple drop-in seat pads use the low end; deeper, padded seats with a skirt use the high end.

Around 5.5m to 7.3m at standard 137cm width for a wing chair or armchair with arms, roughly 2.7m to 3.7m for a smaller armless occasional chair.

Most upholstery-weight fabric is sold at 137cm (54in) wide in the UK and US. Some fabrics come at 140cm or 150cm. Narrower or wider rolls change the running length you need, and this calculator adjusts for that automatically.

A common rule of thumb is 10% extra for a small pattern repeat and up to 20-25% extra for a large or directional pattern, since patterned fabric needs to align at every seam, which wastes some material at each cut.

Yes. Deep buttoning, channel tufting and skirted styles all add material for the extra panels, folds and finishing, which is why this calculator's Complex option uses the high end of the furniture type's base range rather than the midpoint.

Large sectionals commonly need 18.3m to 27.4m (about 20 to 30 yards) or more, since they combine several seat sections. Very large or unusually shaped sectionals vary the most from chart estimates, so get a supplier's or upholsterer's exact measurement before ordering expensive fabric for one.

Roughly 1.4m to 3.2m for a flat, plain-style headboard from single/twin through double/queen sizes. Tufted or channel-stitched headboards need more, which this calculator's Complex option accounts for by using the high end of the range.

Relatively, yes. Most ottomans and footstools need only 1.4m to 2.7m, though a large ottoman with fully upholstered sides at the higher end of that range still adds up.

Because how much fabric a sofa needs genuinely depends on things a furniture type alone can't tell you: cushion count, tufting, skirting and pattern. The calculator narrows a published range down to one number using your complexity and pattern choices, then rounds up to a safe buying figure, but it's still an estimate rather than a measurement of your specific piece.

Yes, select Loveseat / 2-Seater Sofa for a base range of 6.4m to 8.2m at standard width, then apply complexity and pattern matching the same way as any other furniture type.

Enter the actual width in centimetres in the Fabric roll width field. The calculator scales the running length by 137 divided by your width: a narrower roll needs proportionally more running length, a wider roll needs less. This is an approximation, since it doesn't re-optimise how individual pattern pieces nest within your specific width.

A little extra is sensible for any project, for cutting mistakes, fabric flaws, and future repairs or spot replacements. The recommended figure is already rounded up to the nearest 0.1m, but many upholsterers suggest an additional 10% buffer on top for a first-time DIY project.

No. It estimates total yardage or metres to buy based on a standard chart, not a cutting plan or pattern layout for your specific furniture piece. A cutting plan depends on the exact dimensions, seam allowances and pattern placement of your project.

It should be in the same ballpark, since both draw on similar published industry yardage charts, but retailer-specific tools sometimes use their own house figures. If you're ordering an expensive fabric for a large or complex piece, cross-check with your specific retailer's own guidance or ask them to confirm before you buy.