More chair progress...

Apr 08, 2009 14:09

I hand stitched the front piece on (in green, bottom front of the chair) and then sewed the piping onto the floral pieces and stitched the arm covers to that and stapled it all in place. Also, I washed up the old fabric and reused some of the nicer looking pieces to make piping for the chair. I hadn't originally intended to do that, but it matches ( Read more... )

chair, craft, reupholstery

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sassi214 April 10 2009, 15:13:01 UTC
You are amazing my dear friend.
Now I'm eyeing up my tired old floral chair.
Can I?
You're my inspiration!
:)

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tuckspuddn April 10 2009, 16:16:07 UTC
Awww, thanks darlin!

You should give it a try! It's a little like putting a puzzle together, but it's kind of fun. Sure, I probably should've taken a class or read a book or something, but what's the fun in that?! :P

My recommendation is to take lots of pictures as you tear it apart (it makes it a little easier to figure out how it was put together) and take notes. I've also been labeling the pieces (top, bottom, left, right, etc) so that it was easier to figure out later.

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