8 Way Hand Tied Vs. Pirelli Webbing in Furniture
What Should Support You?
8 Way Hand Tied Sofa
The traditional style of support for the seating of a sofa is what is called 8 way hand tied. In such construction, a series of twine is hand tied in 8 different directions. The resulting web of twine acts as the support for the seating on a sofa.
PROS: The upside of 8 way hand tied sofas definitely lies in the tradition they represent. 8 way hand tied is the traditional way of supporting the seat of a sofa, and because it is done by hand it is often considered to be more reliable. Additionally, it is not entirely uncommon to hear of an 8 way hand tied sofa holding up for several decades. Some, in fact, can last as long as 50 years.
CONS: On the down side of buying an 8 way hand tied sofa is the fact that you are going to pay more. Because of the hand tying, it is a labor intensive form of construction. The result is a retail price that is several hundred more than Pirelli webbing in many cases.
Pirelli Webbing
Pirelli webbing supports the seating in a sofa different way. In the case of Pirelli webbing, there are a series of springs or sinuous coils. These coils or springs are covered by synthetic webbing. This Pirelli webbing is made from a highly resilient material that is used in many different types of construction from airplanes to automobiles and beyond.
PROS: The upside of Pirelli webbing in a sofa starts with cost. A sofa with Pirelli webbing is going to be much less expensive than 8 way hand tied is. This will allow you to get more sofa for your money. Additionally, it is easier to get it repaired since 8 way hand tied requires a very specific skill from a specific person.
CONS: The biggest down side of the Pirelli webbing is that it is newer. It is hard to know if a Pirelli webbing sofa can be around for 50 years when one has not yet had the chance. So the biggest problem is that there is not enough of a track record to give Pirelli webbing the tradition and trust that 8 way hand tied has.
So What to Choose?
As far as comfort and the initial durability tests seem to show, there is little difference in the two types of seating in a sofa. However, 8 way hand tied's tradition and reputation are hard to argue. With that in mind, it becomes a matter of what is important to you as a buyer.
The best thing you can do is to take the information you have gotten here with you. Once you know what you are dealing with, then it just becomes a matter of what you like, what is important to you, and what your budget is like. As with any furniture shopping you do, knowledge of what you are getting into is the key to your having a successful experience.
Published by Kyle Dudley
Kyle Dudley lives in Aurora, CO with his wife and daughter. He has experience in catalog publishing and several years in retail furniture as both a salesperson and store manager. He has now found his tru... View profile
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1 Comments
Post a CommentI'd like to clarify some things from this article. First, a true 8-way hand tied piece is better in many cases. There are times when a fashion element of a piece requires that webbing be used however all other things equal 8 way is better.
The author of this article suggests that webbing is used in conjunction with Sinuous (otherwise called "no sag") coils or a drop in coil. But in most cases, that is the exception rather than the norm. Usually the suspension of a frame is constructed from either a true 8 way, a drop in coil, a sinuous coil or a webb in that order. Now none of this is to say that webbing is bad. They use it in fighter planes to withstand the massive forces a pilot endures in flight... however I just wanted to clarify the levels here.