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Thank you so much for answering my post.  I now have two options to decide upon and that is what I needed to know.  Have a great week!

Anyone?  Do I need to describe the headboard better?  It's basically like a big picture frame and the middle is just blank space.  A piece of burlap? was originally stapled inside, then padding.  I'd like something sturdier. 

Oh, this has nothing to do with my original post, but my husband's grandpa raised 9 girls as an upholsterer. The sisters have told me stories about him upholstering model T's interiors, and that he'd throw a handful of tacks in his mouth and spit each one out as he worked.   He'd stand by the window of his garage and have a smoke, and the young boys would wait outside and get butts he tossed to smoke.  And once my mother-in-law, as a toddler, found an open bucket of black paint with a paint brush laying on top, and "painted" a sofa he had just finished upholstering.  just wanted to share those memories.

Hello all.  I admire your friendliness and expertise in this forum.  I came here a few years ago to learn about upholstering a sofa.  It still looks good!  (I am not professional)

My new project is a pair of twin headboards (1960's) for a king bed.  I have recovered them twice and want to do it again.  Their construction is basically a wood frame that originally had only padding in the blank middle area.  I couldn't lean back against them too much, my weight would just stretch everything.  I'd like to add a solid sturdy reinforcement like a piece of plywood so I can actually pile a pillow or two on them and lean back.  But they are old and very heavy already and plywood would add to that quite a bit.  Besides plywood, can you recommend a lighter material that would be strong?  I thought about webbing but worry it would also give too much.   What do you think?