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Craftsy

Getting Started With Upholstery

via Craftsy

Overview

Bring your furniture back looking better than ever! Join upholstery professional Cynthia Bleskachek and learn how to reupholster a chair seat. During class, you’ll build a solid repertoire of techniques you can take into your future furniture-covering endeavors, practicing on a slip-seat and side chair along the way. Discover which types of fabric best fit your needs, the proper tools for the job and how to tear back old fabric for a fresh start. Cynthia will help you conquer corners and curves to get even coverage, and show you how to make precise relief cuts for smooth, pucker-free upholstery. Plus, you’ll install tack strips for clean edges, and learn to add designer details like buttons and nailhead trim!

Syllabus

  • Class Preview
  • Starting the Slip Seat
  • Finishing the Slip Seat
  • Starting the Side Chair
  • The Seat
  • Seat Completion & Inside Back
  • Outside Back
  • Finishing & Variations

Taught by

Cynthia Bleskachek

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