Upholstery
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Upholstery
I have always loved re-covering things,I have done a three piece suite, antique children's chair,quite a few dining chairs, this stool...at some point I need to polish the legs and fix the trimming down, but you get the idea
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That looks great. I have a chair from Mike's parents that I would love to refinish as it is the only one that I fit in and it is in need of new stuffing and material but I have no clue as to where to start or what to use. Someday I will build up the nerve and maybe the knowledge. I wish you were closer so you could do it for me.
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This is really beautiful, Jilly! Well done!
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Jilly it looks lovely, well done and my favourite colour too
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What a lovely job you've made of that Jilly. You're very talented.
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i tried to do my hubby's dining room chairs that he had as a bachelor..LOL didn't work out very well..like there were a lot of wrinkles and such...not good. i wont' give up..given something else to reupholster..i will give it another go..lol
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What a wonderful job u have done there. Great job!!!
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Fantastic, Jilly!! What a multi-talented girl you are!!
Yes me too!!
Rose wrote:That looks great. I have a chair from Mike's parents that I would love to refinish as it is the only one that I fit in and it is in need of new stuffing and material but I have no clue as to where to start or what to use. Someday I will build up the nerve and maybe the knowledge. I wish you were closer so you could do it for me.
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[quote="coffee_freak"]i tried to do my hubby's dining room chairs that he had as a bachelor..LOL didn't work out very well..like there were a lot of wrinkles and such...not good. i wont' give up..given something else to reupholster..i will give it another go..lol
Wrinkles are part of upholstery, you just make them do your bidding
I just use the old covers as templates, stuff with the nearest match to the original, and choose the fabric I like
Thank you all for your lovely comments
Wrinkles are part of upholstery, you just make them do your bidding
I just use the old covers as templates, stuff with the nearest match to the original, and choose the fabric I like
Thank you all for your lovely comments
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Jilly wrote:coffee_freak wrote:i tried to do my hubby's dining room chairs that he had as a bachelor..LOL didn't work out very well..like there were a lot of wrinkles and such...not good. i wont' give up..given something else to reupholster..i will give it another go..lol
Wrinkles are part of upholstery, you just make them do your bidding
I just use the old covers as templates, stuff with the nearest match to the original, and choose the fabric I like
Thank you all for your lovely comments
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wow you have done a lovely job with this