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What rub count should sofa fabric have?

by Jagdish Store in Posts

For a sofa your family sits on every day, look for a fabric graded for everyday home use, which our product pages mark as 15,000 to 30,000 rubs. If the sofa also takes children, pets or a lot of guests, look at the heavy-use grade of 30,000 to 50,000 rubs.

What a rub count is

A rub count is the number of times a test machine can rub a fabric before it starts to show wear. A higher number means a tougher surface. It does not tell you how soft a fabric feels, so two fabrics with the same count can feel completely different under your hand.

The grades on our fabrics

Each upholstery fabric page on our website shows one of these grades:

Grade Rubs Where it suits
Everyday home 15,000 to 30,000 a hall or drawing room sofa used daily
Heavy use 30,000 to 50,000 family sofas with children or pets, dining chairs

Real examples from our racks

  • Bikaner collection (Amer, Qila, Sawai, Silvana, Universe): everyday home, polyester, 390 GSM, ₹1,440 to ₹1,780 a metre
  • Lukora two-tone texture: everyday home, 320 GSM, ₹1,780 a metre
  • Wilvian two-tone velvet: everyday home, ₹695 a metre
  • Velthra suede leatherette: heavy use, 520 GSM, ₹1,710 a metre

Then work out the metres

A modern sofa takes about 4.5 metres per seat and an Indian carved sofa about 3.5, counting the seat and the back. Our guide on how much upholstery fabric a sofa needs covers every shape.

Where to see them

All these fabrics are at our showroom, Shops 21 to 24, Ireo City Centre, Sector 59, Gurugram, and online in Sarom upholstery fabrics and the full upholstery fabrics range. In Delhi NCR and Gurgaon, the design visit to your home is free.

Still deciding? Read which upholstery fabric is best for a sofa in an Indian home, or see what it costs to reupholster a sofa in Gurgaon.

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