I am reupholstering a wingback chair. By no means am I a professional. Please feel free to leave comments. I can use all the advice or tips that i can.
First of course you want to remove the orignal fabric. Do this with a flathead screwdriver, a hammer a a pair of needlenose pilers. Remove the fabric as carefully as you can. You do not want to damage the wood frame of the chair or your fabric. You can use the old fabric as templates. Place your new fabric on top of the old fabric templates & cut exactly to size. When purchasing your fabric its best to choose upholstery fabric or thicker fabric. That way your fabric will last longer & has a lower chance of getting ripped or torn. If you have a fabric with a pattern remember to cut out your pieces according to how you want the pattern to lay on your chair. You'll need a sewing machine to sew the wings, the arms and also the seat of the chair. I sew all my pieces ahead of time, that way when i go to staple all my pieces on the chair they're ready to go. I started with the seat of the chair. Drape fabric on seat, pull & staple fabric underneath the chair, pull your fabric through the back & staple to the lower bar. You should see two bars along the bottom side of the back of the chair. You'll need to staple to the upper bar, so make sure you staple to the bottom. Replace the old batting with new batting if desires. Be aware of your pattern before you staple. Next the seat back, drape your fabric over the seat, staple to the top of the seat, tuck in the sides & bottom, here is where you staple the fabric to that upper bar. Next staple the arms and wings into place. If you sew both sides of the wings together inside out, then flip to the right side you can slip this over the wing staple to the frame of the chair. You can do this with the arms as well. You can use welting to cover the edges of the fabric, you can use a glue gun to do this. Please post comments. I still have one more chair to do.
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