Here is the status of my thrift store chair I shared with you over a week ago.
The bottom seat is finally recovered but not without a few glitches along the way.
I had the whole seat recovered and then I watched some very useful videos sent to me by:
It looks like you might have already started on your chair, but I've recently taken on my own chair re-upholstery project. I have deconstructed it to find broken old springs in the seat. In my search to find replacement springs, I found this website with wonderful supplies that seem to be very competitive price-wise. The gem though is the links to the youtube videos of the owner (45 years in the upholstery business)of each step in the process -- i think 13 videos in all. Here's the link: http://www.diyupholsterysupply.com/how-to-upholster-chair.html
Good luck!
After watching the first 2 videos {very informative} I realized - I forgot to put a layer of Dacron {batting} between the foam and the fabric!
So out went all the staples and I cut a piece of batting that I went out to buy, layered it under my fabric piece and stapled it back on.
Much better!
The batting gives the fabric a way smoother finish, a step not to be missed.
Now onto the back piece, that will be really tricky.
My dilemma:
I would like to finish the bottom off with some nail heads, should I just use a few like this photo?
Or run nailhead trim along the whole bottom edge?
Don't forget you have until Sunday to enter my giveaway for a $45 gift certificate to CSN!
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