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Sofa Cover Fabric

Sofa Cover Material Custom Printed

from $44.50

Reupholstering your sofa is no small task, but it can give your worn sofas a new lease of life. There are...

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    Handmade

Customised Sofa Cover Fabric Features:

  • Range of several couch cover fabric options
  • Different weights and characteristics
  • Suitable for fashion garments and DIY projects
  • Made to order
  • No minimum order
  • Free delivery

Whatever your reason for changing your couch cover fabric, create something unique and just perfect for your decor, with personalised sofa cover fabric.

Upload your photos images or texts to our online design tool, and create your own sofa cover material in a choice of materials. Browse our range or medium and heavy weigh fabrics, hand selected for use with furnishing and upholstery and find the perfect textile for your customised couch cover fabric.
  • Choose from sofa cover fabric in different weights
  • Different look and feel for each couch cover fabric
  • Customised with your photos, images and text
  • Hand printed to order in our Bags of Love studio
  • Certified organic options available
  • Fire retardant options available
  • Personalised with your own design

Range of Sofa Cover Fabrics

Browse our range of sofa cover fabrics

  • Woven Canvas

    Woven Canvas

    • Max Print:
      1.57m
    • Weight:
      300gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.59m

    Heavy weight and stiff, non-stretch, matte and coarse

    Composition:

    100% polyester

  • Suede Vision  FR

    Suede Vision FR

    • Max Print:
      1.5m
    • Weight:
      250gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.52m

    Medium weight, soft and matte, non-stretch and non-fray, durable

    Composition:

    100% polyester

  • Dorchester Linen Look

    Dorchester Linen Look

    • Max Print:
      1.36m
    • Weight:
      231gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.38m

    Medium weight and coarse, stiff and matte, non-stretch

    Composition:

    100% polyester

  • Mayfair Herringbone Weave

    Mayfair Herringbone Weave

    • Max Print:
      1.43m
    • Weight:
      269gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.45m

    Heavy weight and soft, non-stretch and matte

    Composition:

    100% polyester

  • Archway Brushed Twill

    Archway Brushed Twill

    • Max Print:
      1.43m
    • Weight:
      290gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.45m

    Heavy weight and matte, soft with a brushed/knapped face

    Composition:

    100% polyester

  • Portobello Canvas

    Portobello Canvas

    • Max Print:
      1.45m
    • Weight:
      250gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.47m

    Heavy weight and coarse, non-stretch and matte

    Composition:

    100% polyester

  • Lima Cotton Twill

    Lima Cotton Twill

    • Max Print:
      1.47m
    • Weight:
      240gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.49m

    Medium weight and soft, non-stretch, smooth and matte

    Composition:

    84% cotton / 16% poly

  • Trafalgar Twill

    Trafalgar Twill

    • Max Print:
      1.5m
    • Weight:
      274gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.52m

    Heavy weight and non-stretch, soft and opaque, matte

    Composition:

    100% polyester

  • Velvet Shimmer

    Velvet Shimmer

    • Max Print:
      1.38m
    • Weight:
      371gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.4m

    Heavy weight, soft and stiff, non-stretch with a brushed/knapped face

    Composition:

    100% polyester

  • Poly Twill

    Poly Twill

    • Max Print:
      1.44m
    • Weight:
      200gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.46m

    Medium weight and stiff, non-stretch and opaque, matte

    Composition:

    100% polyester

  • Chenille

    Chenille

    • Max Print:
      1.45m
    • Weight:
      330gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.47m

    Heavy weight, soft and non-stretch with a brushed/knapped face

    Composition:

    100% polyester

  • Cotton-Linen

    Cotton-Linen

    • Max Print:
      1.38m
    • Weight:
      228gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.4m

    Medium weight and soft, non-stretch matte and opaque

    Composition:

    95% cotton 5% linen

  • Organic Half-Panama Cotton

    Organic Half-Panama Cotton

    • Max Print:
      1.47m
    • Weight:
      300gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.49m

    Heavy and non-stretch, stiff and coarse, matte and opaque

    Composition:

    100% organic cotton

  • Sara Linen blend

    Sara Linen blend

    • Max Print:
      1.38m
    • Weight:
      300gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.4m

    Medium weight, matte and stretchy, coarse and opaque

    Composition:

    96% polyester 4% linen

  • Cotton Twill

    Cotton Twill

    • Max Print:
      1.45m
    • Weight:
      213gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.47m

    Medium weight, soft and non-stretch, matte and opaque

    Composition:

    100% cotton

  • Marbled Velvet

    Marbled Velvet

    • Max Print:
      1.41m
    • Weight:
      220gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.43m

    Medium weight, soft and non-stretch, smooth and shiny

    Composition:

    Face : 100% Poly. Backing : 65% poly 35% cotton

  • Soft Velvet

    Soft Velvet

    • Max Print:
      1.42m
    • Weight:
      280gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.44m

    Heavy weight and soft, non-stretch and matte, smooth

    Composition:

    100% polyester

  • Bull Denim

    Bull Denim

    • Max Print:
      1.48m
    • Weight:
      400gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.5m

    Heavy weight, soft and stiff, matte and opaque

    Composition:

    100% cotton

  • Warm Leatherette

    Warm Leatherette

    • Max Print:
      1.27m
    • Weight:
      700gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.29m

    Heavy weight, soft and stretchy, fire retardant , matte and opaque, water resistant

    Composition:

    face: 100% PVC backing: 100% polyester

  • Furnishing Leatherette

    Furnishing Leatherette

    • Max Print:
      1.28m
    • Weight:
      600gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.3m

    Fire rated and rub proof, a versatile upholstery fabric

    Composition:

    90% pvc 5% polyester 5% cotton

  • Chichi Furnishing Velour

    Chichi Furnishing Velour

    • Max Print:
      1.41m
    • Weight:
      280gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.43m

    Short pile makes for a super soft fabric, scrim back, opaque with slight sheen

    Composition:

    100% polyester

Care instructions

Wash at 30°C, low tumble dry heat, hang to dry, do not wring, low heat iron.

  • Wash At 30 Degrees
  • Wash at 85 Fahrenheit
  • Tumble 1
  • Low Heat

What is Sofa Cover Fabric?

While the principle of sofa cover fabric is pretty self explanatory, many of you may be wondering why you would want fabric to cover your sofa; by this we aren't referring to a blanket or a piece of fabric that will drape over your sofa, think more the fabric that your sofa is made out of. There are many reasons that you might want to reupholster your sofa covers. Maybe your current ones are a little tired, or perhaps they don't match your decor anymore. If you have made the investment in your sofa already, you might not really want to start all over again, especially if your current one is fine when you get down the bare bones of it, especially if it's the perfect size and shape for your room. Reupholstering your sofa can unearth some beautiful features such as areas that are wooden, which you may decide to keep on display, and most importantly it keeps your furniture out of landfill. Give your sofa a new lease of life with personalised sofa cover fabric. 

Sofa Cover Fabric Printing and Finishing

All sofa cover material is digitally printed in full colour, permanently bonding your personalised design to the couch cover fabric. You can choose to have your sofa cover print fabric hemmed with either a folded hem using a straight stitch or with an overlock hem. You may prefer to have your couch cover fabric sent as it comes from the printer, or have the white edges removed and have it "cut on the line". Whichever you prefer, the choice is entirely yours. Note, when selecting Cotton Linen small white dots may occur due to our processing methods. This is normal and cannot be avoided, but will not take away from your design.

Print Guideline

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    What's the best resolution to print in?

    We print at 200dpi, which is a good combination of quality and file weight. Ideally, your image should be scaled to 100% at 200dpi; this means that no resizing of your file occurs, preventing any interpolation. Our design interface will have a quality marker next to the design that you have uploaded, this will change colour using a traffic light system and display a message. The message will let you know if the resolution is too low or if you have a good quality image. 

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    How will my image scale?

    When you upload your design our system will automatically scale it to fit your chosen fabric dimensions. In the ‘Product Options’ tab, the displayed dimensions under ‘Print Size’ will show the dimensions of the piece of fabric that you are ordering. For image/design dimensions you need to see the ‘Images & Text Tools’ tab. You can see and edit the dimensions of the image under the quality information next to the thumbnail.

  • RGB-CMYK Print Guideline Icon

    Which colour model should I choose? RGB or CMYK?

    We advise providing images in the RGB colour space. Specifically using the sRGB image profile, to achieve best colour results. What does this mean? In your editing software choose RGB as the working space, and assign the image profile as sRGB (full name sRGB IEC61966-2.1)

  • Print-Roll Length Fabric Guide Icon

    Maximum dimensions

    For most of our fabrics, there is no limit on the length of the fabric that you can order. We have a preview design window set up to 10m max to visualise the print, but that's not a print limit. If you'd like to order more, increase the quantity (x2 for 20m or x4 for 40m for example) and then you can order as much as you'd like, with a built-in automatic volume discount too. The maximum print width of each fabric can be found on the individual fabric pages or in our design interface.

  • Borders-Print Guideline Icon

    Do I need to incorporate white space within my design if I want a border or some cutting space?

    Yes, that might help you! Always incorporate any extra space or boarders into your purchased fabric size. We trim squarely around fabric samples and fabric prints, leaving approximately 5mm white space. Cutting neatly on the line has an additional fee.

  • crocking-Print Guideline Icon

    What is crocking and why might it occur?

    Crocking, which is fading along the creases, often after washing or heavy use, occurs when you digitally print on natural fabrics - more so when dark or dense colours are used. It can be minimised by using a cool hand wash instead of machine washing as the tumbling of the machine is the main cause of this. To avoid entirely, we would advise using a poly fabric.

  • organics-Print Guideline Icon

    Why do my colours appear lighter on organic fabrics?

    Our organic fabrics do not have any coatings that the non-organic fabrics have. This means the ink absorbs into the fibres, reducing the colour strength slightly (by approx. -40%). For super strong colours we recommend a non-organic natural fabric.

  • Transfer-Print Guideline Icon

    Do you print on fabric a customer supplies?

    Unfortunately not; we like to test meticulously so that we know what gets best results on our fabrics, and our facilities cater perfectly to them. We do however print sublimation paper to order, and if you have access to a heat press you can press your own fabrics easily.

  • Jpeg-Tiff Print Guideline Icon

    Should I save my file as a TIFF or JPEG?

    For multi-coloured or very detailed files we recommend using a tiff format, but they must be flattened. For simple colours and low detail files, a jpeg is fine.

  • Shrinkage-Print Guideline Icon

    What is the situation with material shrinkage?

    Just like many fabric printing processes, there is the potential for shrinkage. Depending on the fabric, please expect and allow between 2-8% shrinkage which you need to plan for in your dimensions. This percentage can vary from print run to print run and between fabrics, so we would advise ordering a little more material than you require for your project. 

  • Print-Both Sides Print Guideline Icon

    Can I print on both sides of the fabric?

    We do not offer to print on both sides of the fabric. A lot of our fabrics are semi-transparent or have some show through and this wouldn't work with double-sided printing. This is not a service that we offer on any of our fabrics.

  • Labels-Print Guideline Icon

    Can I order labels in another fabric? Would you cut them as you do with the normal fabric labels?

    At the moment no, our labels are all printed on the same satin fabric. We may introduce more in the future, but for now, this is the best choice. The labels are all cut the same way. You can order the fabric of your choice and make the labels yourself, but we do not cut different fabric into label format.

  • Eco friendly Printing

    How is your fabric printing eco-friendly?

    With environmental consciousness in mind, our fabrics are all printed using completely water-based inks. This means no chemicals or solvents are used. Our heat fixing procedure fixes the colours and prints, avoiding the downsides of steaming, such as excess or contaminated water returning into the waste system. We have one facility in London where we conduct all the printing, production and fulfilment. Rather than roll the fabrics, or send them in a tube, we fold them before they are sent out to you. This saves over 150 tubes a week, as well as a lot of space on the delivery van. (For delicate fabrics we ensure to package appropriately).

  • colour palette

    Why are there slight colour differences between my orders?

    We work at improving our colour profiles all the time. Though rare it may happen that from one print run to another, and there could be slight colour differences, this is normal and part of the process when we are constantly improving. It is extremely unlikely that there will be a huge difference (like orange instead of red for example). Please bear in mind such colour variations can be intensified from fabric to fabric due to the varying grains and textures of the fabric; natural fabrics tend to have more muted colours than their poly alternatives. This is due to the construction of the materials as well as the print methods that have to be altered slightly for more delicate, natural textiles.




Sizing For Hemming And Shrinkage

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We have a full Cut & Sew service here at Bags of Love, and are able to hem your fabric prints for a small additional charge. We create a small one- or two-fold hem that typically uses 5 to 20mm of material, depending on the thickness of the fabric. So, for example, if you want a finished piece of fabric that measures 100 x 100cm, you will need to order a size of 101.5cm x 101.5cm to allow for the hem (on top of that please also allow for shrinkage of min 2%). The thicker the fabric, the bigger the hem will be. You can choose to have your prints hemmed with either Black or White thread. On our silk and other light woven fabrics, one hemmed edge will be straight (vertically down the roll) and the other will be slightly rippled. The hemming material allowances are as follows and you need to make your print bigger to accommodate the hem:

  • Light Fabrics (20-100gsm): For silks and other light fabrics, we use 6-8mm in the hem (2 fold), so overall width/height will be minus 12-16mm
  • Medium Fabrics (101-200gsm): For medium-weight fabrics that fray, we use 15-20mm in the hem (2 fold) so overall width/height will be minus 35-40mm
  • Stiff/Heavy/No-fray fabrics: we use 15-20mm in the hem (1 fold) so overall width/height will be minus 35-40mm
All of these measurements are approximate and can vary. Including with shrinkage, it can mean a fairly significant difference to ordered dimensions, so please plan your print accordingly. Depending on how open the weave is, our fabric can shrink anywhere from 2% to 8% with the average being 2.5%.
 

How Would you Like the Edge?

We have four finishing options for your fabric order: 
  • As it comes. We cut around your image, leaving a simply scissor cut, perhaps uneven white fabric border. 
  • Hem with thread. We can hem your fabric with a choice of black or white thread. Please allow 1-2 days of additional production time. See below for information on how hemming affects the size of your print. We offer an overlock hem, as well as a folded hem (one or two fold depending on the fabric) however not all fabrics, are suited to both hem types. If you can see both options, it means both are suitable, and you will be able to choose whichever you prefer. 
  • Cut on the line. We will cut neatly on the edge of your design. This means that if you have a border around your design we will cut around that border, if your design takes the whole space of the fabric, then we will neatly cut around the edge of that image. Please be aware, when we cut along the line, we have to cut against the grain of the fabric. This is the standard procedure for fabric cutting. This means that with some fabrics, for example, Georgette and Mulmul, which have a slight wave in them, some fraying will occur. This is unavoidable, as the cut follows the grain of the textile. 
All of our fabrics are cut manually by hand, with the utmost care and attention. If your fabric has a slightly uneven look on the edges or a touch of fraying, this does not indicate a flaw in the textile. It is not always possible to achieve a perfect straight cut with certain fabrics, so please do bear this in mind when it comes to your design. If you have any queries or would like to know about our cutting methods in more detail, please get in touch and we will be more than happy to discuss them with you. 

For further information about our fabrics see our FAQs

Please note: As everything we provide is handmade to order, you may find a slight variance in the sizes. 

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