Luke's Upholstery
Longtime St. George upholstery shop offering furniture reupholstery, repair, custom cushions and fabric selection.
Luke's Upholstery is a longstanding St. George shop offering reupholstery, repair and custom cushions. Choosing the fabric is the part clients enjoy and the part where a decision made purely on appearance is regretted, because upholstery fabric carries technical ratings that predict how it will live.
Worth knowing
Abrasion resistance is measured by rubbing a fabric against a standard abradant until it fails, and the result is reported in double rubs under the Wyzenbeek method or in cycles under Martindale. The numbers are not interchangeable between methods, but within one they rank materials usefully: light residential use is served by a modest figure, while heavy residential and contract applications call for substantially higher ones. It is the single most useful specification on the label for a piece that will be used daily.
Cleaning code is the other. A W code means the fabric is cleaned with water-based agents, S means solvent only, WS means either, and X means neither - vacuuming alone. That last one is a genuine constraint and is worth knowing before choosing a fabric for a room where anything is eaten. The local factor sits underneath all of it: fine red silt gets into a house here continuously and works into fiber, where it acts as an abrasive from within. That is an argument for tighter weaves over loose ones, since a tight structure gives grit less to settle into, and for the solution-dyed acrylics and performance fabrics whose fibers carry color throughout and can be cleaned aggressively without losing it.
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Nearby: St George Towing & Recovery, St. George Auto Gallery Service, Irmita's Casita Mexican Restaurant.
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Address
424 E 600 SSt. George, UT 84770
Contact
- Work Phone: 435-673-4462
Frequently asked questions
What are double rubs on upholstery fabric?
A measure of abrasion resistance. The fabric is rubbed against a standard abradant until it fails, and the count is reported as double rubs under the Wyzenbeek method or as cycles under Martindale. The two methods are not interchangeable, but within either one the figure ranks fabrics reliably for durability.
What do the letters W, S, WS and X mean on furniture?
They are cleaning codes. W means clean with water-based agents, S means solvent-based cleaners only, WS means either may be used, and X means neither - the fabric is vacuumed only. The X code in particular is worth knowing before a fabric is chosen for a room where food is present.
Which upholstery fabrics hold up best here?
Tight weaves and solution-dyed performance fabrics. Fine airborne silt works into upholstery continuously in this climate and abrades fibers from within, so a tight structure gives it less to settle into. Solution-dyed acrylics carry color throughout the fiber rather than on its surface, so they tolerate repeated aggressive cleaning.
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