Pierre Frey fabrics and wallpaper
What is 'La Maison Pierre Frey " ? Pierre Frey is a French editor of fabrics and wallcoverings born in 1934. Pierre Frey brand is truly a piece of french…
Square stool + green tapestry leaf pattern fabric
This was definitely a huge transformation for this pair of square stools. There is a huge difference before and after.They now look absolutely amazing !đ Gorgeous fabric on ! This…
Squared stool tutorial (wooden structure)
Stool Frame The frame is so simple you can built it. This is literally 4 pieces of wood glued and staple together with 4 square triangles on each corners up…
Traditional webbing a bergere chair
Webbing under (or on top ?l Because we need some space for the springs we will place the webbing UNDER the frame. If you don't want to put springs in…
Professional upholstery books
Last time I 've talked you about upholstery books for beginners, this time I want to talk about my favourite professional upholstery books, those you want to know when you…
How to create a perfect seat cushion pattern for a bergere chair ?
This is how to create the perfect pattern for any type of boxed seat cushion (a bergere in this case). This is the technique I always use to reach the…
Sewing springs on the hessian
This is how to sew springs on the hessian right after springing and before padding with any materials, modern or traditional. Materials Strong hessian Button twine Curved Needle Video tutorial
What are the different types of chairs and tutorials?
So many tutorials are now available on the upholstery website thegirlwithahammer.com !! Here is the plan: for each new interesting project I create some tutorials so you have everything you…
How to create arms with horsehair
This is how we created the arms of the canriolet chair in upholstery class using horsehair and white calico. First we start on a tĂȘte d'alouette* to attach a single…
First stuffing on a cabriolet chair
Everywhere you have fibers you have loops. If you want to stuff your seat with natural fibers, you can go for horsehair or coconut fibers for first stuffing (because yes…