How To Reupholster A Chair – Half 2 (Attaching The New Material To The Chair)

After eradicating the entire previous material, that is what the chair appeared like…

As I stated within the final submit, the material goes on within the reverse order through which it got here off. So reupholstering a chair at all times begins with the seat. First, we wrapped the seat with a brand new layer of batting, tucking it in on the again and sides and pulling it by means of. And it simply wrapped round and below the chair on the entrance.

It needed to be lower and cut up on the corners to wrap across the wooden body of the chair.

I didn’t trouble stapling on the batting individually. I stapled the batting and the material collectively. So after the batting was smoothed out, we added the material. Since this chair has a separate seat cushion, I used the velvet material solely on the entrance portion, after which plain (cheaper) material on the again portion that will be coated with the cushion. However I simply adopted the sample that I had created with the previous material, which was made this manner as properly. I smoothed out the material and tucked it in on the again and the perimeters. You possibly can see my mother sitting behind the chair and pulling the material to the again as I made positive the velvet was lined up straight on the seat.

As soon as it was lined up straight and smoothed out, I flipped the chair onto its again facet and stapled the entrance of that piece onto the chair beneath the entrance edge.

On the entrance of the chair, the material simply went proper as much as the sting on the nook. The material piece for the arm would later cowl this uncooked edge.

After stapling the entrance of that piece, I sat the chair upright once more, and stapled the again of the material that had been pulled by means of to the again of the chair.

And eventually, I stapled on the perimeters of that piece.

As soon as all 4 sides have been stapled on, we lower off the surplus material.

Right here’s how the completed seat piece checked out this level.

Subsequent, we moved on to the within of the arms and wings, and that is the place we bumped into massive hassle. I began by utilizing the previous material as a sample, stitching on the cheaper material based on the unique material sample. (Once more, I went over the way to make these patterns within the first submit, and the way to annotate them so you already know the place to put seams, the place to stitch on the cheaper material, and so on.)

With this piece prepped, we obtained it lined up on the within of the arm and wing, pulled the white material by means of to the again, and commenced stapling on the backside and dealing our means up.

However for some cause, regardless of what number of aid cuts we lower on the sting of the material, we couldn’t get that material to wrap across the curve of the wing and lie flat. I imply, I lower so many aid cuts! Nothing labored. I don’t know why, and I’m positive knowledgeable might have simply achieved this in a single piece, however we’re not professionals. So we ended up reducing this piece off on the arm, after which utilizing a separate piece of cloth for the wing. Right here’s the place we lower the material off, after which I put a aid lower on the prime within the center in order that the material wouldn’t create a dent within the foam.

Simply take a look at all these aid cuts! And I had achieved that each one the way in which up the wing, and it nonetheless wouldn’t lie flat.

Right here’s what it appeared like after we obtained the arms wrapped (however not trimmed).

Right here’s the view from the again facet of the chair the place you possibly can see the place the arm material was pulled by means of and stapled.

So then we used a separate piece of cloth to cowl the wing on either side.

You possibly can see on the arrow the place this piece of cloth was folded below to cover the uncooked edge, after which positioned over the arm material to cover the uncooked edge and the aid lower. After which the left facet was tucked in and stapled on the again, and the proper facet of the material was wrapped and stapled.

Right here’s a better take a look at the place it was folded below.

And right here’s how the facet appeared as soon as the material was stapled on, however earlier than the surplus material was trimmed.

Right here’s a glance from the again the place the material was pushed by means of between the wing and the chair again, and stapled alongside the again of the body.

As soon as the entire extra material was trimmed off, it appeared like this…

And right here’s a take a look at the completed inside the wing…

On the prime of the wing, the material needed to be notched to suit across the body.

Subsequent we connected the entrance piece on the chair again. I connected cheaper material on the perimeters and the underside of this piece, based on the sample I produced from the unique material.

The white items on the perimeters didn’t lengthen to the highest of the velvet for the reason that white needed to wrap across the body to the again, however the velvet needed to additionally wrap across the prime fringe of the chair.

So we tucked the white items in on the perimeters and the underside and began stapling these onto the again of the body. After which on the highest edge, we folded the uncooked edges below, made positive these have been protecting over the uncooked flaps from the wing material, after which wrapped and stapled the highest fringe of the material onto the again facet of the body. Right here’s a take a look at that completed piece.

Right here’s a view of the facet material from the again of the chair the place it’s pulled by means of and stapled to the body.

It needed to be notched to go round that center help piece.

After which you possibly can see the place it was pulled by means of on the backside and stapled to the body.

Right here’s a take a look at the highest the place the uncooked edge was folded beneath, after which the material was wrapped to the again and stapled to the body on the again.

We didn’t get it completely wrinkle-free, however it’s fairly darn shut!

And right here’s how the highest appeared on the again of the chair as soon as it was stapled into place.

And eventually, we have been able to the skin of the chair. I began by reattaching the again cardboard piece which was coated with a really skinny piece of froth. I used a couple of staples to connect this piece.

I additionally reattached the skinny foam to the perimeters, ensuring that the sides of the material that had been wrapped round and stapled on the within of the arms and wings have been hidden beneath the froth.

After which we added a brand new layer of batting. I began on one facet, utilizing as few staples as attainable to maintain the batting in place.

After which I flipped the chair to wrap the batting and connect it to the again, after which flipped the chair once more and connected it to the opposite facet. Then we trimmed off the entire extra batting.

After stitching these three items collectively to make one massive, we lined up the seams on the corners of the chair, after which beginning in the course of the again, I stapled the material in place, after which labored my means out and across the wing and arm. I used to be stapling as my mother was pulling the material taut and pulling out the wrinkles. We didn’t get it excellent, however we have been very happy with it.

Right here’s how this facet sorted stapling the material in place throughout the curves of the wing and the arm, after which wrapping and stapling the material on the underside edge.

Right here’s a better take a look at the material stapled into place. That is the place the trim will go to cowl over that uncooked fringe of the material, however I’ll share that course of in Half 3 of this tutorial.

As soon as that half was achieved, I began again in the course of the again of the chair, and repeated that course of, working my means in the direction of the opposite wing and arm.

Right here’s what the free facet piece appeared like, so you possibly can see simply how a lot adjusting, tugging, and pulling was required to get it into place in order that it might be stapled. This actually was a two-person job. My mother did the entire putting, pulling, and tugging, whereas I did the entire stapling.

And with that second facet stapled into place, we had an upholstered chair!

The onerous half is finished at this level. From right here on out, we get to do the enjoyable and fairly simple half, which is including the entire trim that can cowl these uncooked material edges, including the nailheads, and making the separate chair cushion.

It’s getting there! I’m so enthusiastic about how that is wanting. This velvet material is beautiful!

The colour is so deep and wealthy with out being darkish and dreary. It’s simply excellent for my desk space.

So I’ll get this chair completed at the moment, and I’ll be again tomorrow to point out you Half 3 of this tutorial, in addition to my completed chair!