The Chair - II

Another week and more progress to report. Although things are moving along, I am surprised how much time this process requires. No doubt, experience would quicken the pace.


This week, I managed to cover the seat in a few layers, including foam and felt. I also added some webbing to the back of the chair, for added strength. 


Let us being with the seat.

This is the first layer of comfort, added in an effort to protect ones behind from the potential ache caused by sitting on springs. 

This is the original felt.  It's still in decent shape, so I'm re-applying it to the seat. In this photo, I'm adding staples to the bottom layer of the felt, just to keep it from sliding off. 

More felt! This is new product. Again, stapling the bottom layer to keep things in place. 

Adding cotton batting gives the seat a little extra softness while prepping the surface for the fabric. You can see that I've stapled the batting to the apron. Apparently, this is not needed. Simply stapling to the underside of the seat is the proper way to do this. I'll know for next time!


One important note: the corners should be pretty perfect and free of excess bulk. This is important as any bulk will interfere with the final look, making the fabric bulge. Nobody wants that, now do they? See below for bulge free corners.

Moving on to the back...

Originally, the chair's back just had a piece of cardboard keeping things in place. As you can see above, I've added some webbing to make the back stronger.

And, back goes the cardboard. I've stapled this on. I've also added some felt to the front, top and sides of the back, so give it some softness (not pictured). Next up, I'll add a layer of cotton batting. 


Next week, hopefully, I can start on the fabric. I'm not much for sewing, so I'm feeling rather intimated. Fingers crossed I don't ruin it!