Ange, I think that might be what they are made out of - DH found a suite the other day that he thinks is perfect and the seat and back of the chair is covered in what he just called suede, but that's probably what it is. We don't want cushions as the IL's have cushions that tie on and it ****s him to tears that they slip and you have to tie them up all the time. I don't know if I could trust the microsuede on it's own as you should see our existing seats - they have stuff gristed into them that just will not come out no matter how hard you scrub it and I figure if I have removable covers that we can take them off when we have people visiting LOL .

I had a look at the links you gave me Maz, and can you just use it on it's own without sewing a 'cover' on it? Can you tell I know nothing about this sort of thing? hehe