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A Complete Guide to Modern Upholstery

HOW TO CHOOSE FABRIC

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How to choose fabric

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Micaela Sharp

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Different Upholstery styles

Different Upholstery styles

How to choose fabric

How to choose fabric

Sourcing furniture on location - Atomic

Sourcing furniture on location - Atomic

Sourcing furniture on location - Bright Sparks

Sourcing furniture on location - Bright Sparks

Sourcing fabric on location - Sanderson

Sourcing fabric on location - Sanderson

Part 1 - Where to begin

Part 1 - Where to begin

Part 2 - The essential toolkit

Part 2 - The essential toolkit

Part 3 - Materials

Part 3 - Materials

Part 4 - Disassembling your chair

Part 4 - Disassembling your chair

Part 5 - Creating the template

Part 5 - Creating the template

Part 6 - Using your template to cut the new fabric

Part 6 - Using your template to cut the new fabric

Part 7 - Cutting the piping

Part 7 - Cutting the piping

Part 8 - Sewing the piping

Part 8 - Sewing the piping

Part 9 - Sewing the piping to your cushion cover

Part 9 - Sewing the piping to your cushion cover

Part 10 - Sewing the zip

Part 10 - Sewing the zip

Part 11 - Sewing the borders

Part 11 - Sewing the borders

Part 12 - Bottom section

Part 12 - Bottom section

Part 13 - Sewing the corners

Part 13 - Sewing the corners

Part 14 - Cutting the foam

Part 14 - Cutting the foam

Part 15 - Wrapping the foam

Part 15 - Wrapping the foam

Part 16 - The finished box cushion

Part 16 - The finished box cushion

Part 1 - Where to begin

Part 1 - Where to begin

Part 2 - The essential toolkit

Part 2 - The essential toolkit

Part 3 - Materials

Part 3 - Materials

Part 4 - Before we start

Part 4 - Before we start

Part 5 - Preparing your chair

Part 5 - Preparing your chair

Part 6 - Stripping your chair

Part 6 - Stripping your chair

Part 7 - Removing the outside back

Part 7 - Removing the outside back

Part 8 - The frame of the chair

Part 8 - The frame of the chair

Part 9 - Cutting the fabric

Part 9 - Cutting the fabric

Part 10 - Sewing the cover

Part 10 - Sewing the cover

Part 11 - Upholstering the frame

Part 11 - Upholstering the frame

Part 12 - Adding the hessian

Part 12 - Adding the hessian

Part 13 - Adding the foam

Part 13 - Adding the foam

Part 14 - Attaching your Dacron

Part 14 - Attaching your Dacron

Part 15 - Attaching your seat platform

Part 15 - Attaching your seat platform

Part 16 - Adding Dacron to the inside back

Part 16 - Adding Dacron to the inside back

Part 17 - Covering the inside back

Part 17 - Covering the inside back

Part 18 - Finishing the inside back

Part 18 - Finishing the inside back

Part 19 - Webbing the arms

Part 19 - Webbing the arms

Part 20 - Covering the arms

Part 20 - Covering the arms

Part 21 - Webbing and covering the outside back

Part 21 - Webbing and covering the outside back

Part 22 - Stitching the chair

Part 22 - Stitching the chair

Part 23 - Hand sewing the front

Part 23 - Hand sewing the front

Part 24 - Covering the base

Part 24 - Covering the base

Part 25 - The finished chair

Part 25 - The finished chair

Summary

How to choose fabric

I really enjoy sourcing the fabrics for an upholstery project – it’s one of the most fun parts, and an opportunity to get really creative. I’ll be running through the practical considerations too.

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