tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955116067520235636.post6617190179176239456..comments2024-03-27T00:45:27.310-05:00Comments on The Beginning Farmer's Wife: Reupholstery 101The Beginning Farmer's Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714739614104380838noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955116067520235636.post-62565686785718600542008-09-16T06:44:00.000-05:002008-09-16T06:44:00.000-05:00I think you did a fabulous job on your seat cover!...I think you did a fabulous job on your seat cover! My husband bought seat covers for our van seats, and I am about to attempt to cover the arm rests. They aren't going to have the piping in them, but I am basically going to just cover them. I'll take some pictures and I'll keep you posted! My first time here, by the way. I can't wait to read more on your site! Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Diane, housewife in the Midwest also!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955116067520235636.post-37618022041230126312008-02-22T15:34:00.000-06:002008-02-22T15:34:00.000-06:00Reflections - From my limited knowledge, I know of...Reflections - From my limited knowledge, I know of a couple of ways you can go about figuring out your fabric depending on how brave you are,how tight your budget is, and how long you want your chair to be out of commission. <BR/><BR/>One way is to carefully take apart your chair, being sure to make lots of notes and take lots of pictures of the process. Then, you lay the pieces out according to how wide the fabric is that you want to purchase. You will also want to lay it out according to the way the grain and pattern of the fabric runs since that will make a difference on your results. Then, you just measure your stretch of pieces and buy that much fabric. This way is the probably the most accurate which will save you from buying more fabric than you need. It will put your chair out of commission longer, and you will have to be a little more brave in that you will remember over that time how it is supposed to go back together. <BR/><BR/>Another way is to measure the different sections of the chair with a ruler or tape measure. Then take newspaper to make rough patterns of the pieces you think you will need. Next, lay these pieces out as described above to get the amount of fabric you need. You will have to pay extra special attention to mark and lay your pieces out as the pattern would lay on the fabric. This isn't quite as accurate, but it will let your chair be usable in the process and will shorten the time that you will need to remember how to put it back together. You will have to have confidence in making laying your newspaper estimates out.<BR/><BR/>The last is what I did for the car seat since it was such a small project, and I knew it wouldn't take more than a yard. I just bought a lenght of fabric and hoped I had enough. You might spend a bit more than you need, but you won't have to do all of the measuring. On the other hand, you might not buy enough. Not a problem unless they sell out of the fabric you were using. <BR/><BR/>Which ever way you chose, you might want to buy a little more than you need anyway, especially if it was a big project. There is a possibility of making a mistake and needing to cut out a new piece. It would be quite discouraging to find out you are out of fabric and would need to make a trip to buy more - and it would be even more discouraging to find out they sold out of it and you couldn't finish. <BR/><BR/>I hope it goes well and would love too see a picture if you get around to doing it!The Beginning Farmer's Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08930750761646770794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955116067520235636.post-2039142971093967962008-02-19T14:15:00.000-06:002008-02-19T14:15:00.000-06:00Great info! I have a chair I'm wanting to reuphol...Great info! I have a chair I'm wanting to reupholster. How do you know how much fabric to purchase?Lindsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999663083256205572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955116067520235636.post-49059517583722574442008-01-30T11:37:00.000-06:002008-01-30T11:37:00.000-06:00Madonna-Thanks for the compliment. I was happy wi...Madonna-<BR/>Thanks for the compliment. I was happy with how it turned out. My aunt also did a couch - must be an aunt thing. :) Another great piece of advice she gave that I forgot to mention was to number the pieces as you take them off. When you get to more complicated jobs, some of the pieces can start looking awfully similar, especially if the project takes an extended amount of time. Hope you are able to do some of your projects.The Beginning Farmer's Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08930750761646770794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955116067520235636.post-38477493952129581612008-01-29T18:45:00.000-06:002008-01-29T18:45:00.000-06:00I think you did a great job, looks brand new. I ha...I think you did a great job, looks brand new. I have quite a bit of stuff I should reupholster here but haven't done it. My aunt has done whole couches and all. If I get the energy I will make sure I take lots of pictures so I can follow the process in reverse.Madonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06647519143208256065noreply@blogger.com