NO! I believe boucle will pick and pull something terrible. Not for kids!

You should try and get a fabric sample to answer some of those questions. Also, it has a 100,000 Martindale Rub Count. Research that and that will give you some direction as how it will wear regarding friction on the fabric. It's a blend of 95% Polyester, 5% Acrylic. Polyester is good but when you add another thread it weakens the thread so you may get some pilling which is very common with fabric now a days. You just shave the pills. Snag- get a fabric sample. Softness- have no idea as that can vary from fabric to fabric even if they are made from the same type of thread. Any sofa you get, you will want to get a fabric protection plan. And if you don't, find out the cleaning code and research that to see if you can even spot clean it. Lots of them don't even allow that or any type of cleaning. And you may want to take the time to research construction and what you should expect based on the construction of the sofa you are interested in. And it doesn't hurt to research the foam that they use as that is usually the first thing to show wear.

IMO boucle does not even stand up well in clothing so no for kids. IMO the best material for sofas with kids is leather not crappy leather and mixed with vinyl but realy good quality leather in a cowhide and a color other than brown or black.

I looked at the Domus sofa boucle fabric on-line. It looks like it may be more commercial grade than what would be used for clothing. That said, still best thing to do is get a sample of the fabric and see how much abuse it can stand up to.

No boucle for a sofa in a family with kids. And if you have cats, forget it. Look for performance fabric for your sofa. It will hold up much better.

Thank you all. I did order a sample of both fabrics. From their description it sounds like the boucle is actually more durable than my other option. 100,000 Martindale rub count for the boucle vs 40,000 for the twilight polyester. 🤷🏻‍♀️ We’ll see how the samples are! (and no pets to worry about over here either)

Megan Lehman, I looked at Kardiel’s boucle earler today and decidded against it, but may reconsider after reading about different types of boucle fabric. The indigenous boucle is more tightly woven and knit back into itself so it’s more difficult for claws to catch and pull the nubs and loops. Some boucles even have a backing so it’s more difficult to pull and pick threads. That said, cat claws might be able to penetrate the weave. My advice is to ask Kardiel how it holds up to cat claws.

I went with Sensuede on another chair since it’s supposed to be nearly impervious to cat claw punctures.

Hope this helps!

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