Reupholstering a wing chair is a good way to give it a new look.
How to make a cover for a wing chair.
Wrapping the fabric smoothly across the inner wing to meet the outer wing usually isn t difficult.
This will keep you from wasting money by buying too much fabric or making a second trip to the fabric store to get more.
To make the first pattern.
As a result the fabric relaxes and lays flat.
For the main part of the slipcover measure from the back of the chair starting at the floor and measure up and over.
Learn how to slipcover a wingback chair with painter s drop cloth.
When i pin fit a wing back i like to follow the upholstery seams to ensure i capture the beautiful curved lines of the chair.
How to slip cover a wingback chair instructions.
We recovered this wing back chair that my family affectionately refers to as papa s chair.
Measure the cushion s width and the circumference and add a 1 2 inch to each measurement.
To begin i made enough piping to get me through the whole project.
Sew a slipcover for a wingback chair.
Create your pattern in muslin and label it cushion top cut 1 measure the cushion s front and back.
To do this i sandwiched 6 32 cotton cord inside a four inch strip of bleached drop cloth.
When collecting your tools and supplies for reupholstering you will need to decide how much fabric it will take to cover the entire chair.
I used a zipper foot to get the needle as close to the cord as possible without sewing over it.
I make several release cuts along the curved seam allowance as i pin.
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You also need to cover your seat cushion.
At least as far back as i can remember i ve seen it with a pink plaid upholstery job a burgundy slip cover and then about 7 years ago i worked with a friend s sweet grandmother to upholster it in this brown scroll fabric.
It was my great grandfathers then my parents and my mom passed it down to us.