How to cover the back of a Voltaire Chair
Materials needed Cissors Hammer and tacks (9 to 12 mm for temporary tacking, 6 mm to attach the fabric. Staple gun and staples (6 mm) 100x80 cm of fabric for…
Covering the Seat of an Armchair (Voltaire)
Materials needed Cissors Hammer and tacks Staple gun and staples 100x100 cm of fabric for the cover 100x100 cm of wadding Nails or braid to finish Step by Step picture…
How to cover a Mitered Corner
This type of upholstery frame is very common, yet mitered corners are often a source of confusion. Most people don’t really know how to approach them and end up forcing…
How to cover a back with a fabric junction?
If you want to cover the back of an armchair or a sofa you sometimes need to create a fabric junction. This is how to do it step by step.…
Invisible stitching on a square angle (seat)
Some parts on a seat should better be handsewn sometimes. It was the case on this little Napoleon-style sofa, on the seat the pleats on the front were too big…
How to upholster the back of a bergere chair
This tutorial page is about how to upholster and cover the back of a bergere chair if you ever need to. Material needed Fabric Big tacks for temporary tacking Staples…
Top stitching tutorial
Top stitching : a nice and modern way to finish To end nicely the look of a chair we can add different finishes or options such as piping or top…
Mock cushion stool cover tutorial
I was asked to cover this stool with a new fabric. The technique I needed here is the one for sewing a mock cushion. It looks that this month is…
Rounded stool tutorial (wooden structure)
I was asked to give a new life to this Marie's Corner rounded stool and this is exactly what I did to make it new on the inside and on…
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…