Monthly Tip Series: Upholstery
Upholstery Tip Series
Upholstery Tip #29: What is a tight seat?
A tight seat has no removable cushion. It’s shaped with springs or stuffings beneath a fabric top that’s fixed directly to the frame.
Upholstery Tip #29: What is a tight seat?
A tight seat has no removable cushion. It’s shaped with springs or stuffings beneath a fabric top that’s fixed directly to the frame.
Upholstery Tip #28: Loose Seat Springing
Loose seat chairs have a separate cushion over a sprung base. Here’s how to build a firm, level foundation to support it properly.
Upholstery Tip #28: Loose Seat Springing
Loose seat chairs have a separate cushion over a sprung base. Here’s how to build a firm, level foundation to support it properly.
Upholstery Tip #27: How to Position the Knot
There’s a simple trick to positioning furniture seating coil springs that can help your chair last longer and save someone from a painful surprise.
Upholstery Tip #27: How to Position the Knot
There’s a simple trick to positioning furniture seating coil springs that can help your chair last longer and save someone from a painful surprise.
Upholstery Tip #26: Alternative to spring tying
Not ready to tackle a full spring tie? Secure your seating springs with a tightly stretched layer of hessian instead—staple it down and hand-sew it to the springs for added...
Upholstery Tip #26: Alternative to spring tying
Not ready to tackle a full spring tie? Secure your seating springs with a tightly stretched layer of hessian instead—staple it down and hand-sew it to the springs for added...
Upholstery Tip #25: Springs Go Under
A strong seat starts from the ground up! This month’s upholstery tip covers the importance of tightly stretched jute webbing as a solid base for coil springs, ensuring long-lasting support...
Upholstery Tip #25: Springs Go Under
A strong seat starts from the ground up! This month’s upholstery tip covers the importance of tightly stretched jute webbing as a solid base for coil springs, ensuring long-lasting support...
Upholstery Tip #24: Protect your foam
One simple but often overlooked trick to prolonging the life your seating foam is adding a layer of fabric, calico or hessian over the seating webbing before placing the foam.
Upholstery Tip #24: Protect your foam
One simple but often overlooked trick to prolonging the life your seating foam is adding a layer of fabric, calico or hessian over the seating webbing before placing the foam.
Upholstery Tip #23: Stagger Your Tacks
A great upholstery tip comes when attaching tacks to your jute webbing. By following these steps, your upholstery work will look professional and stand the test of time. Strong tacks,...
Upholstery Tip #23: Stagger Your Tacks
A great upholstery tip comes when attaching tacks to your jute webbing. By following these steps, your upholstery work will look professional and stand the test of time. Strong tacks,...
Upholstery Tip #22: Fold the Ends of Your Webbing
Learn about a tiny but very important detail when it comes to folding ends of your webbing — which will immensely improve the standard of your upholstery job. Follow these...
Upholstery Tip #22: Fold the Ends of Your Webbing
Learn about a tiny but very important detail when it comes to folding ends of your webbing — which will immensely improve the standard of your upholstery job. Follow these...
Upholstery Tip #21: Don't precut your webbing
When working with upholstery webbing, avoid pre-cutting it into equal lengths. This approach is actually unnecessary, time-consuming and wasteful. Upholsterers have a far more efficient method that speeds up the process and...
Upholstery Tip #21: Don't precut your webbing
When working with upholstery webbing, avoid pre-cutting it into equal lengths. This approach is actually unnecessary, time-consuming and wasteful. Upholsterers have a far more efficient method that speeds up the process and...
