Hessian

  • jute hessian 
  • non fire retardant
  • 203 gm (6 oz) – light weight -183 cm wide
  • 273 gm (10 oz) – medium weight – 102 cm & 183 cm wide
  • 366 gm (12 oz) – closer woven – 100 cm (50 m rolls only)
  • 366 gm (12 oz) – closer woven – 183 cm (also available fire retardant)
  • 509 gm (16 oz) – heavy weight (tarpaulin) – 92 cm
  • Traditionally, hessian used in upholstery would have been 7 1/2 oz, 10 oz & 12 oz per square yard.  The modern equivalents, weighed in grams per sq metre, are rather lighter.