How to sheathe upholstered furniture

How to sheathe upholstered furniture

The covering not only will present to upholstered furniture the second life and will refresh interior. She will also allow to make furniture more convenient and will help to correct the elasticity and rigidity of seats lost over time.

It is required to you

  • - meter;
  • - marker;
  • - stapler;
  • - wallpaper gvozdi4
  • - hammer;
  • - upholstery fabric;
  • - foam rubber;
  • - glue;
  • - scissors

Instruction

1. At first take measurements, having used folding meter. Then make necessary marking on panel cloth. Use as template of part of seat and back, intended for upholstery, noting lines on fabric thick marker. If you are going to upholster the pillows making seat of chair or sofa make for them separate template.

2. When cutting burlap for receiving straight line extend thread from cloth. When you circle templates on fabric or to cut cut parts on them, leave about two centimeters for allowances for seams. You cut thin foam rubber scissors with long edges (25 cm). For foam rubber 3 - 4 cm thick use hacksaw with reinforced back. In this case cuts will turn out qualitative and equal.

3. Attaching foam part to timber frame construction glue, carefully coat with it both surfaces. Having sustained five minutes after putting glue, connect parts and densely press palms, providing thereby connection durability. Fix auxiliary elements by nails or screws. From them which hold wire basis for sofa back upholstery kill those with the wallpaper hammer.

4. Panel cloth you fix to framework brackets by means of the stapler. Accurately turn in edges, carefully imposing and pulling fabric. You watch that on surface there is no wrinkle left and folds. Level and straighten fiber fingers, exempting them from consolidations and small knots on all surface. It will allow to distribute seat filler evenly.

5. Sometimes some facing or integumentary elements need to be recorded for a while, use for this purpose tailor's pins. If fastening needs to be carried out on wooden blank, take finish nails. For giving to product of an elegant type with new upholstery use tape or nails with decorative hats.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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