Upholstery 101 (week 8)

Hello, and welcome back....in case you are new here....this is an on-going upholstery series. To start at the beginning, go here.

Today's post is all about trial and error....spoiler alert....you will be able to learn from a mistake that I am about to make!

This is what the chair looked like last time



I added batting to the other arm, and this is what the chair looks like now




I want to add the lining. Looking back at the original chair, this is how the lining looked


It was one piece. However, you will also notice that the arms don't have any batting on them, and mine do! Also, take note that the lining is stapled to the top of the arms.....I have padding on my new arms....

Place the lining over the chair, working on the bias for extra give


A few staples center top



A slit to ease and trim lining into shape


Tuck the lining in the same way the batting was done





Make an ease cut so that the lining can be tucked around the frame


....like this



Here is the alteration from the original, I pulled the lining over the padded arms


Staple around the back, just like the batting was done




Shape the top of the chair, working out all of the folds


Staple along the top, trim off the excess




AND TOO MUCH PRESSURE, the lining has ripped! If I stapled along the top of the arm, this probably would not have happened. However, I wanted padded arms. The lesson for me is that when an alteration is made (like dominoes) ....be prepared to alter the steps that follow



This lining can't be done in one piece. Follow the natural line of the chair, I cut the lining


Cut the other side to match


Drape a new piece over the arm


Cut, tuck, trim


For the end of the arm, it is just a series of pleats and folds all stapled to the bottom of the arm


Here is what the chair looks like now


I need to do the other arm and the seat.....however, trust me, when you start to make mistakes....it is time to take a break and walk away for today! I hope you learned something...I know I did. See you next Wednesday!
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