UPHOLSTERY TECHNIQUES and covers
Shape generally most flowing the' 50 that either
way. Stitch it in place with a row of top stitching, angling the needle as you
stitch so that the lines of stitching are almost continuous on both sides of
the roll. The stitches should hold the roll firmly in place over the edge of
the frame. The next step is to use more stuffing to pad the center of the chair
inside the roll, holding it to the scrim with bridle ties. Then cover with
calico, wadding and the top cover as before.
When covering a chair with an
upholstered back and or arms, always start with the seat section of the
upholstery, stretching the webbing to hold padding or springs. Normally, the
back (and arm) sections have a hessian backing only: no webbing is needed to
hold the stuffing in place. Leave the hessian backing not tracked across the
lower back edge when you fit it.
This enables you to fit the seat covering to
the back of the back rail. Fit webbing and springing to the seat, then fit
hessian over the springs. Fit the stuffing and form a rolled edge on the seat
of the chair, then finish the calico cover, wadding and main cover on the seat,
nailing them firmly to the outside of the back rail. Fit stuffing to the back
of the chair, using extra bridle ties, and finish with calico over the front.
To neaten the
back of the chair, you will need a panel of fabric shaped to fit, with a 2.5 cm
turning all round. Press under the turning and slip stitch the panel in place
around the sides and top of the chair. Fit the cover to the back of the chair
as for the calico cover. To anchor the stuffing to the frame, knock tacks
halfway into the frame, and then tie loops of twine between the nails. Knock
the nails in to hold the twine and tease the horsehair under the loops in the
same way as described for bridle ties. The stuffing is held in place with scrim
tacked to the frame.
You will have to make pleats around the top of a shaped
arm or back. The roll of the arm or back is stitched in place as for the seat,
and more horsehair laid over the depressions before the calico cover is fitted.
The front arm gusset has to be slip stitched in place in the same way as for the
back of the chair.
