At PF, we do not restrict your fabric choice. Our workforce has the skills to pattern match and manufacture all of our designs in virtually any fabric.

Skilled upholstery cutters cut the fabrics by hand, avoiding weaving and printing faults and ensuring that patterns are fully matched before the piece is individually upholstered by one of our skilled upholsterers from start to finish to ensure a very high standard of workmanship and finish.

We believe that we have probably one of the largest ranges of fabrics available anywhere, running into several thousands of fabrics and colours from most of Europe’s leading fabric houses.

You can of course supply your own fabric to be made up on one of our pieces. If you wish to do so, please ensure that your choice passes the Furniture and Furnishings Fire Regulations (BS 5852 Part 1) for cigarette and match, or be capable of use in conjunction with a FR interliner that meets Ignition Source 5. Real leather is a natural product. It breathes, is warm and has individual characteristics, which can make each hide unique. Leather will always bear the marks of its natural origin and these characteristics can show as healed scars, growth marks, areas of differing fibre density and hair pore structure. These hallmarks in no way detract from the wearing qualities of the leather. They are signs discerning owners cherish when buying leather. With the passing of time and use, it develops a patina that enhances its beauty.

At PF, we only use full thickness, cowhides with as natural finish as possible. With care and attention one of our leather sofas should last a lifetime.

We use three main types of upholstery leather, from carefully selected suppliers and tanneries:

Aniline: Soft and unique, this type of leather is only made from the very best quality hides and is 100% dyed through the entire thickness. With this process in mind, no two hides are exactly the same and the texture dye and finish penetrations will differ. Every effort is made to achieve exactly the same finished hide, however some variation in colour may occur. The surface of the leather is also untouched showing all of its natural characteristics, with grain variation, scars and natural markings clearly visible. Aniline leather has only a light protective coating of transparent pigment and is the least durable of all the leather types. Aniline leather should be treated with care in domestic environments.

Semi-Aniline: This type of leather is made on good quality hides and is also 100% dyed through the entire thickness. As aniline leather, no two hides are exactly the same and the texture dye and finish penetrations will differ. Every effort is made to achieve exactly the same finished hide, however some variation in colour may occur. The surface of the leather will usually show fewer natural characteristics, however some will still be visible. Semi-aniline hides have a light surface coating applied to the leather after dyeing to make it more durable than aniline leather and more suitable for domestic environments.

Pigmented / Corrected: This type of leather is the most commonly used upholstery leather due to its durability. Corrected grain leather has all the strength of a full grain leather but has had a portion of its grain layer removed in order to increase its usable area. Hides are usually corrected by buffing the outer surface of the leather grain to remove most of its natural characteristics before being given a coating of a colour and an embossed finish. Corrected grain hides are normally uniform in appearance and are very hard wearing, making it more suitable for heavy domestic environments.