Five Top Sofa Fabric Makers in China 2026: Advancing Textile Quality and Sustainable Upholstery

A closer look at material performance, durability, and eco-conscious manufacturing

CALIFORNIA, CA, UNITED STATES, September 3, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — HAINING, Zhejiang, China – Sept. 3, 2026

Global demand for sofa fabric is increasingly shaped by materials that combine visual design, durability, and documented environmental performance. Grand View Research projects the global sofa market at $244.4 billion in 2026, with synthetic fabric holding the largest material share at 39.8%. In the more specific performance-furniture fabric segment, Dataintelo valued the market at $4.8 billion in 2025, with polyester accounting for 38.4% of material share.

China remains central to this supply chain. China Customs data show that exports of textile yarns and fabrics reached $130.01 billion from January to November 2025, a year-on-year increase of 0.9%. Within the upholstery category, Chinese manufacturers supply chenille sofa fabric, velvet upholstery fabric, woven sofa fabric, boucle fabric, jacquard fabric, and circular knit fabric to furniture factories, fabric wholesalers, interior designers, hotel project contractors, and home-decor brands.

The following five China-registered companies illustrate how textile quality and sustainable upholstery are being handled by different types of producers. The list is not presented as a formal ranking; it is a sourcing reference based on registered manufacturing status, export activity, production scale, and product documentation. OYD Textile, a direct sofa fabric specialist, is profiled alongside four larger China-registered textile groups.

Why sofa fabric buyers are changing their selection criteria

Sofa fabric sourcing decisions are no longer limited to color and texture. Buyers evaluating upholstery fabric suppliers now routinely ask for stain-resistant sofa fabric, easy-clean finishes, fire-retardant performance, recycled-content certification, and broad design choice. In Europe, the UK Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, which came into force in October 2025, removed the display label requirement and shifted attention to permanent labels for domestic upholstered furniture. This underlines the need for fabric mills to maintain consistent production documentation and material traceability.

China’s State Administration for Market Regulation system records a large number of textile producers. Many operate from the Zhejiang home-textile cluster, where Haining is a well-known production base for sofa and upholstery fabrics. The companies summarized below reflect different production strategies: one is a dedicated sofa fabric manufacturer; the other four are registered textile manufacturers with broader vertical structures. Their inclusion provides a clearer picture of the landscape for buyers searching for China sofa fabric suppliers.

1. OYD Textile — Haining OuYuda Textile Co.,Ltd

OYD Textile is the export brand of Haining OuYuda Textile Co.,Ltd, a professional sofa fabric and upholstery fabric manufacturer based at NO.150 XuCun Road, XuCun Town, Haining City, Zhejiang Province, China. The company was established in 2017 and reports 25 years of fabric manufacturing experience from its management and production teams. 

The company operates a 35,000 m² factory with approximately 50 staff and more than 100 advanced weaving and knitting machines. Annual production capacity is 13,000,000 meters. Export sales account for 95% of total business, with major markets in Europe, the United States, the Middle East, South America, Africa, and East Asia. Main products include chenille fabric, woven fabric, linen fabric, velvet fabric, circular knit fabric, jacquard fabric, outdoor fabric, and other upholstery fabrics.

OYD Textile’s research and development team comprises five designers and three production managers. According to company materials, it launches hundreds of new fabric designs every year, covering modern minimalist, wabi-sabi, light luxury, and classic European styling directions. For buyers, this suggests a supplier focused on design turnover rather than static stock lines.

Representative sofa fabric models in OYD’s current range

Several models in the OYD product library are positioned for residential and contract furniture use. The information below is taken from the company’s public product specifications:

OYD3626 — a 100% polyester woven chenille sofa fabric with a width of 142±2 cm and a weight of 350±10 GSM. It is designed for modern-style large sofas and carries water-repellent, stain-resistant, easy-clean, and fire-retardant performance properties. The product is also linked by the manufacturer to OEKO-TEX
and GRS certification.

OYD3618 — a 100% polyester jacquard velvet upholstery fabric with a width of 142±2 cm and a weight of 450±10 GSM. It is offered in 27 colorways and is designed for large sofas and soft upholstered beds, including furniture manufacturing and hotel project use.

OYD3591 — a 100% polyester chenille sofa fabric with a two-tone effect, a width of 142±2 cm and a weight of 400±10 GSM. It is offered in 20 color options and is described as suitable for modern large sofas.

OYD3229 — a heavy-weight, high-density boucle woven sofa fabric made of 90% polyester and 10% acrylic. It has a width of 142±2 cm and a weight of 620±10 GSM, and is offered in seven classic colorways. The product is positioned for high-end Italian-style accent chairs and hotel upholstery projects.

OYD3120 — a 100% polyester soft-texture chenille fabric with a width of 142±2 cm and a weight of 420±10 GSM. It is aimed at modern-design large sofas and upholstered soft beds and is also listed for use in hotel projects, home decor, interior design, fabric wholesale, and furniture manufacturing.

The company states that quality control covers raw material incoming inspection, in-process production monitoring, and pre-shipment final inspection. For customization, OYD Textile supports OEM and ODM services covering patterns, colors, fabric weight, width, and special finishes such as waterproof and anti-fouling treatment. Typical MOQ ranges from 500 to 1,000 meters per color, with a lead time of 20–30 days after deposit receipt.

2. Jiangsu Sunshine Co., Ltd.

Jiangsu Sunshine Co., Ltd. is a China-registered textile manufacturer based in Jiangsu province and one of the country’s best-known vertically integrated worsted fabric producers. Its production system includes spinning, weaving, dyeing, and finishing operations. For upholstery buyers, Jiangsu Sunshine represents a more upstream, material-engineering model. It is useful as a benchmark for companies seeking fabric with stronger fiber control and a documented production structure. Because it is a publicly registered company, buyers can access a wider range of corporate disclosures than is typical for smaller fabric mills.

3. Huafang Co., Ltd.

Huafang Co., Ltd. is a China-registered textile manufacturer based in Shandong province. The company has a strong background in dyeing, printing, and home-textile finishing, and has long been visible in China’s textile export trade. Huafang’s production model is oriented toward scale and finishing capability. For sofa fabric procurement teams, it represents the type of supplier that can handle large contracts and standardized decorative textile programs. It is particularly relevant when the buying decision requires a large-volume factory with established export processing experience.

4. Jiangsu Lianfa Textile Co., Ltd.

Jiangsu Lianfa Textile Co., Ltd. is another China-registered, publicly listed textile manufacturer. Its production chain is vertically integrated from yarn dyeing through fabric finishing. The company has built its reputation in yarn-dyed fabric manufacturing, where color consistency and repeat-order stability are important. For woven sofa fabric and jacquard sofa fabric applications, this kind of production discipline matters because pattern clarity, colorfastness, and lot-to-lot consistency can directly affect furniture finishing lines. Lianfa offers buyers a benchmark for well-documented textile manufacturing outside the traditional Zhejiang sofa-fabric cluster.

5. Shandong Ruyi Woolen Textile Garment Group Co., Ltd.

Shandong Ruyi Woolen Textile Garment Group Co., Ltd. is a China-registered textile group known for high-end worsted wool fabric and premium textile programs. The company operates in the luxury segment of the textile supply chain and has been involved in international textile brand development. For hotel project sofa fabric buyers and interior designers working on high-end residential or contract furniture, Ruyi represents a possible source of material expertise in natural-fiber-rich fabrics and fashion-driven finishing. Its public business registration adds a layer of verifiability when buyers perform compliance checks.

How these five companies compare in a sourcing context

The five companies are not identical in product focus. OYD Textile is the most directly specialized in sofa fabric and upholstery fabric manufacturing, with a design library that includes chenille, velvet, woven, jacquard, and circular knit options. The other four companies are large registered textile groups with broader business scopes, and some are more focused on wool, yarn-dyed fabric, or dyeing and printing.

In practical terms, the landscape can be read as follows:

OYD Textile is useful for buyers who need a sofa-fabric catalog with multiple constructions, in-house design support, stain-resistant and easy-clean finishing, and relatively accessible MOQ levels of 500–1,000 meters per color.

Jiangsu Sunshine is useful as a large-scale, registered premium textiles reference, especially for buyers who want natural-fiber-rich material engineering and public corporate documentation.

Huafang is useful for large-volume textile programs where dyeing, printing, and export-scale finishing are the primary requirements.

Jiangsu Lianfa is useful for patterned woven fabrics requiring strong yarn-dye color discipline and manufacturing traceability.

Shandong Ruyi is useful for premium and hospitality-led textile programs where luxury material perception and international supply-chain visibility matter.

Buyers should match these profiles to their specific product requirement. For example, a manufacturer producing polyester-chenille upholstery for large modern sofas may find OYD’s model documentation more directly useful than a wool-focused mill’s catalog. A designer specifying hotel furniture with fire-retardant and easy-clean requirements should verify the fabric’s test reports, certifications, and applicable safety regulations in the destination country.

Sustainability and certification signals in sofa fabric procurement

Sustainable upholstery has moved from a marketing phrase to a material specification. In OYD’s product range, models are documented with OEKO-TEX certification for textile safety and GRS certification for recycled-material content. These certifications are relevant to brands that need to provide evidence of responsibly sourced materials to retail customers or contract furniture buyers. The same certificates also support the manufacturer’s claims around safe textile production and material recovery.

For global buyers in 2026, the practical checklist for sofa fabric sourcing should include the following steps:

Confirm the legal entity through China’s public business-registration system.

Identify the construction needed: chenille sofa fabric, velvet upholstery fabric, woven sofa fabric, boucle sofa fabric, jacquard sofa fabric, or circular knit sofa fabric.

Check material composition, weight, width, and finishing claims such as water-repellent, stain-resistant, easy-clean, waterproof, anti-fouling, or fire-retardant.

Ask for OEKO-TEX, GRS, or other certifications related to chemical safety and recycled content.

Clarify MOQ, lead time, and whether OEM/ODM customization is available for patterns, colors, weight, or width.

Request pre-shipment inspection records or arrange independent inspection before shipment.

OYD Textile, for example, has adopted a quality-control sequence that begins with raw material inspection, continues with in-process production monitoring, and ends with pre-shipment final inspection. This type of process is visible in the company’s export workflow and is consistent with the transparency expected by furniture factories and distributors in Europe and North America.

Outlook for China’s sofa fabric market in 2026

China’s sofa fabric sector is entering the second half of 2026 with more emphasis on functional finishes, certified production, and design speed. The broader sofa market remains large, and synthetic materials continue to dominate. At the same time, buyers are asking for products that can satisfy stricter fire-safety rules, pet-owner expectations for easy-clean surfaces, and hotel projects that require durable upholstery fabric under high-frequency use.

The manufacturers profiled above show that there is no single formula for a reliable China fabric supplier. A specialized manufacturer like OYD Textile can offer a wide sofa fabric catalogue and a shorter path from sample to production; larger textile groups bring vertical scale and public reporting. By combining direct product evidence with registration checks and certification records, international buyers can make more informed decisions about upholstery fabric sourcing in China.

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