Go to your public library and ask for a book on re-upholstering (just saw you're in OZ, you probably have the equivalent of our public libraries). If not, try a re-cycle organization. They should be able to point to a source. Good luck.
I'm getting ready to re-do a chair this winter. Found lots of info by Googling re upholstering - also checked out my local library. Even found video tapes of the process. Maybe some of this will help. Good luck!
I took a course in reupholstery a few years ago. The instructor had each of us very carefully take all the material off the couch or chair and lay it out, as a pattern....covering, foam, tack strips, everything. We took pictures of each disassemble step. We traced each pattern piece onto large rolls of brown paper, and took these patterns to our local fabric store. The staff was really helpful in helping us choose the correct material, and figuring out how much we needed. You need good sharp scissors, a nail gun, a tack hammer, upholstery nails, furniture tacks, tack strips, and whatever else the fabric store people tell you to get. It's hard work but follow your pictures, in reverse, and it will look good...takes patience. Have fun!
I have a large 2 cushion sofa. Very Solid frame, except for the arms are really slim, loss of fluffiness and the cushion are about 1/2 inch thick. I have bought batting and a 5 in. thick 7 foot piece of foam for the cushions. But I have not done anything yet, I need help with some step by step instructions for how to reupholster without taking the whole couch apart. I saw it on T.V. but don't know how they did it. PLease help,
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Archived on 10/18/2009
Can someone tell me how to reupholster a couch from start to finish?
Amanda from South Londonderry, VT
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RE: Reupholstering a Couch
threadbangers.com has a segment on how-to-upholster furniture. this might help you. (05/08/2008)
I would like to request the article step by step to reupholstering a couch.
Shantrice from Houston, TX
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RE: Reupholstering a Couch
There are so many steps to recovering a couch that your best bet is to go to your library and find a book on reupholstering furniture. It will give you detailed instructions. (12/31/2005)
I am about to recover a couch. I have stripped the arms and back, so that I could get a good look inside to see how the seat and back are done. I am really scared to start cutting cause the only pattern I have is what I have taken off. My material has a stripe in it and I don't know weather I should do the seat cushions first and match the rest or the other way round. (01/06/2006)
By Carol
RE: Reupholstering a Couch
It's not too difficult. but time consuming.
Step 1 - Take off all the old pieces - start with the skirt/bottom then the back, the arms, the from then the deck. KEEP and MARK all the pieces so you know what goes where. These are used as your patterns.
TIP: Do not cut out everything at once since you need to match patterns oftentimes. Put it back together by working backwards from how you took it off - deck first then arms then back (the part that you rest your back/head against) then the back of the chair and finally the skirt/bottom. To make it look really nice make sure to sew up lots of cording (clothelines rope with fabric covering it) you staple the cording over the piece after you've attached it to the chair. (05/30/2006)
