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A complete resource for furniture upholstering, regardless of your abilities, with easy-to-follow, illustrated instructions explaining all the essential upholstery techniques, from covering buttons to stripping and upholstering entire chairs. Build your skills at your own pace, with advice on the basics such as choosing materials and tools for the job and estimating yardage, as well as more complex upholstering techniques. It features invaluable advice on what to look for when buying second hand furniture, teaching you what's fixable and what's not as well as how to avoid costly mistakes by choosing the right stitches, and techniques and textiles for the job.
Price: $24.99
Pages: 144
Publisher: David & Charles
Imprint: David & Charles
Publication Date:
13 October 2020
ISBN: 9781446308295
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
Needlework & fabric crafts
Cherry Dobson is an upholstery teacher with over 30 years experience. She lives in Somerset, UK.
Tools and materials
Basic tools
Webbings and springs
Materials
Stuffings, fillings and foam
Coverings and linings
Textiles
Trimmings
Techniques
Stripping
Webbing
Springing
Working a sprung edge
Preparing a hessian base
First stuffings
Stitching an edge
Second stuffings
Planning your fabric cuts
Attaching new coverings
Deep buttoning
Vandyking
Shallow buttoning
Making single and double piping
Finishing the chair
Close nailing and adding a nail strip
Types of Furniture
Dining chairs
Stuffed over-seats
Armchairs
Nursing chairs
Wood Frames
Settees
Chaise longues
Index