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Upholstery Fabric in Kimberley
Looking for upholstery fabric in Kimberley? Say what you are covering, how many pieces, plain or patterned, the colour and feel you want, and whether you need a high rub count, outdoor or fire-retardant cloth. Mention if you want samples or delivery, so fabric suppliers in Northern Cape can quote.
Want to know more first? Our upholstery fabric guide covers the materials, the work involved and what affects the price.
Kimberley notes on supplies & care
Kimberley has a limited range of foam and fabric locally, so many people order upholstery fabric, leather and specialist supplies like horsehair or coir from Bloemfontein or Johannesburg. Foam can usually be cut to size in town. Dust makes upholstery cleaning a regular job, and extraction machines can be hired for a weekend, though they are not suitable for antique pieces with traditional stuffing.
Upholstery work in Kimberley
Kimberley's diamond rush left behind a town of old houses, and their furniture is the most interesting upholstery work for many kilometres. Victorian and Edwardian homes in Belgravia and Beaconsfield, with corrugated iron roofs and wide stoeps, still hold horsehair-stuffed armchairs, button-back chaises and dining sets on ball and claw feet that need careful restoration rather than a quick recover. Hadison Park and the newer suburbs bring lounge suites and headboards, Galeshewe and Roodepan have home upholsterers recovering couches, and farms out towards Ritchie and Barkly West send bakkie seats and stoep benches. Workshops are few, so fabric and foam often come from Bloemfontein or Johannesburg. The dry heat and dust are hard on leather and fabric.
Typical upholstery fabric requests in the area come from:
- Homeowners and tenants: a family couch, dining chair seats or a headboard in a colour that suits the lounge
- Restaurants, hotels, guesthouses and lodges: high rub count, fire-retardant cloth for guesthouse lounges, restaurant booths and bar stools
- Offices and businesses: hard-wearing contract fabric for reception couches, boardroom chairs and waiting room benches
Local tips for Kimberley
Common here: antique armchairs and chaises, lounge suites, bakkie seats and stoep benches. Ask each workshop about this: for antiques, ask whether the upholsterer keeps the original stuffing where possible. Where they work from: workshops in the town centre and industrial area, home upholsterers in Galeshewe.
Jobs range widely: half a metre to full rolls. Here, homeowners and tenants lead the requests, typically for a family couch, dining chair seats or a headboard in a colour that suits the lounge. One local point to raise: fabric and foam often come from Bloemfontein or Johannesburg; local collection.
Service area: Kimberley and surrounds
Our network covers Kimberley together with Galeshewe, Roodepan, Ritchie, Barkly West, Hadison Park, Beaconsfield. A street address and a few photos help a supplier work out the job, the collection and the turnaround before quoting.