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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.
Cherry Dobson is an upholstery teacher with over 30 years experience.|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
