Furniture upholstery step by step

Learn how to reupholster chairs with this step-by-step guide including simple explanations of upholstery techniques and lots of helpful tips.

With basic sewing skills, you can master these common upholstery techniques.

Traditional Upholstery is a beautiful thing.Speaking with new and seasoned upholsterers alike the topic of traditional upholstery usually arrises. Do you reuse the horse hair? What is this stuff that looks like hay? That is how the conversation usually begins. But the real intrigue lies in the process, the hand stitching and the beauty that you cover up and no one ever sees.

I’ve recently started doing my own upholstery, but since I’m a beginner I need to start acquiring the proper upholstery tools to do the job right. My small collection of vintage upholstered furniture has great lines and awesome construction, but my five cats have found such furniture to be their favorite scratching surfaces.

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