Comments on: help! how should I reupholster this chair? http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/12/11/help-how-should-i-reupholster-this-chair Where people who love their homes click Thu, 24 May 2012 23:58:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: shelterrific » Blog Archive » five things i learned last week http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/12/11/help-how-should-i-reupholster-this-chair/comment-page-1#comment-8634 shelterrific » Blog Archive » five things i learned last week Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:46:45 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=5425#comment-8634 [...] 2. We need chair upholstering advice! As Jamie says: “I have two chairs I want to reupholster but have no clue how to do it or where to start. I need advice too.” Click here to share your chair wisdom. [...] [...] 2. We need chair upholstering advice! As Jamie says: “I have two chairs I want to reupholster but have no clue how to do it or where to start. I need advice too.” Click here to share your chair wisdom. [...]

]]> By: sarah http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/12/11/help-how-should-i-reupholster-this-chair/comment-page-1#comment-8633 sarah Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:29:05 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=5425#comment-8633 I love the lines of it but there are also a lot of curves and a lot of cording involved. I would either hire it out or take a class that teaches you the basics. I've done chair seats before and there is a lot of work and materials just to get started. If you're doing it yourself, I would choose a fabric that doesn't need to line up. I love the lines of it but there are also a lot of curves and a lot of cording involved. I would either hire it out or take a class that teaches you the basics. I’ve done chair seats before and there is a lot of work and materials just to get started. If you’re doing it yourself, I would choose a fabric that doesn’t need to line up.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/12/11/help-how-should-i-reupholster-this-chair/comment-page-1#comment-8632 Sarah Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:21:09 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=5425#comment-8632 Thank you, guys! If I get around to reupholstering the chair, I will send in a before/after. Cheers! Thank you, guys! If I get around to reupholstering the chair, I will send in a before/after. Cheers!

]]> By: Peggasus http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/12/11/help-how-should-i-reupholster-this-chair/comment-page-1#comment-8631 Peggasus Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:08:36 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=5425#comment-8631 I learned how to upholster many years ago by taking a class. It was either through the park district (or maybe adult ed at the high school), and taught by a woman who had her own shop. I've upholstered many chairs since then. Perhaps there is something like that in your area. Junior colleges have similar classes too. There are lots of books available, also. Or you could ask at a fabric store that sells supplies, they might know of someone who teaches. Good luck. I like your chair! I learned how to upholster many years ago by taking a class. It was either through the park district (or maybe adult ed at the high school), and taught by a woman who had her own shop. I’ve upholstered many chairs since then. Perhaps there is something like that in your area. Junior colleges have similar classes too. There are lots of books available, also. Or you could ask at a fabric store that sells supplies, they might know of someone who teaches.

Good luck. I like your chair!

]]> By: chad http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/12/11/help-how-should-i-reupholster-this-chair/comment-page-1#comment-8630 chad Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:14:56 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=5425#comment-8630 i'd start with kerosene, then finish off with a match :-) i’d start with kerosene, then finish off with a match :-)

]]> By: Jamie http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/12/11/help-how-should-i-reupholster-this-chair/comment-page-1#comment-8629 Jamie Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:57:08 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=5425#comment-8629 Oooo, I'd love to request a follow up on this post. I have two chairs I want to reuploster but have no clue how to do it or where to start. I need advice too. Oooo, I’d love to request a follow up on this post. I have two chairs I want to reuploster but have no clue how to do it or where to start. I need advice too.

]]> By: Kate http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/12/11/help-how-should-i-reupholster-this-chair/comment-page-1#comment-8628 Kate Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:58:29 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=5425#comment-8628 It's a nice leggy chair, what about a fitted slipcover with a short skirt to it? Might be less labor intensive, and would solve the problem of the slow grubby accumulation on the arms with a toss in the wash. I'm in the midst of a slipcover project, and after my own heart found Pink and Polka Dot's tutorial and used it with success so far: http://pinkandpolkadot.blogspot.com/2008/08/laziest-slipcover-tutorial-ever.html It’s a nice leggy chair, what about a fitted slipcover with a short skirt to it? Might be less labor intensive, and would solve the problem of the slow grubby accumulation on the arms with a toss in the wash. I’m in the midst of a slipcover project, and after my own heart found Pink and Polka Dot’s tutorial and used it with success so far:
http://pinkandpolkadot.blogspot.com/2008/08/laziest-slipcover-tutorial-ever.html

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