The different ways to finish a seat (with visible wood)
Nails or trimmigs: The 2 mains categories When you have a seat with some visible wood all around you need to choose a finish for your chair to apply on…
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Nails or trimmigs: The 2 mains categories When you have a seat with some visible wood all around you need to choose a finish for your chair to apply on…
The last layer before fabric is a very important step. You may choose or not to put a calico on a modern seat but you can't avoid this step. Polyester…
This is part 2 of this whole covering tutorial but maybe you just need to learn how to put the fabric on a picture back chair like this one. video…
This is how to cover an armchair the seat of an armchair with the professional techniques. The tools needed to cover Cissors Upholstery hammer Tacks for temporary tacking (9 or…
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I use foam as much as horsehair. Both are basic material for upholstery. I mainly use only 3 kinds of foam materials High resiliency foam I always go for high…
Stripping is one of the very first steps of every upholstery project - and honestly, it is also one of the most hard but also satisfying. There is something deeply…
The simplest and more important strripping security tip I could give is this one: NEVER LET YOUR HAND IN FRONT ANY TOOLS WHILE STRIPPING! That was close ... This happened…
This tips is even older than these nails: you can simple use old nails to learn how to nail properly.
This kind of covering is quite easy if you want to try upholstery ! It's also a technique you can apply on other parts of a chair of course !…