Thank you for watching and being inspired to consider tackling your own project. I have a variety of videos to choose from and some have really nice ideas too. Good luck.
I love that you show us the reality! If you want it smooth, you have to put the time in. Some make it look so easy to smooth everything out, when it really isn't that easy but so worth the effort and the time. Thank YOU!
Thank you for your comment. Time and effort really make a difference. When I was watching some other upholstery videos I realized they really were glossing over the importance of attention to detail. Sometimes I will start pulling in the cover and then leave it till the next morning to finish it off. Then I will be looking at it with fresh eyes. Good luck with your project.
Thank you for your feedback. It is nice to know that these videos are very useful to people. It makes the time of filming and editing them all worthwhile. Good luck with future projects.
Thank you so much for your feedback. I am glad the video is of use to you. It is nice to see where people are subscribing from, I wish you good luck with your project from Texas
Thank you for your feedback. I am pleased that my efforts are of use to people from beginners through to more experienced upholsterers. I try to do a full tutorial on each item I work on -even if I have to split them into separate parts due to the length of the films. If I miss something out on one video it might be shown better on another similar film that I have posted. After all, each project might be slightly different due to the furniture style or the fabric I am using. Good luck with your future projects
Thanks, just what I was looking for. How to center a pattern with flowers. My material/pattern is very similar. I’ve been looking at videos after videos, until I found your part 1 and 2.
Thank you for your comment and I am glad I have helped you out. I try to explain things as I do them, then the instructions are easier to follow. Good luck with your project.
I was gifted a chair just like this, and these videos are exactly what I needed! While it’s a bigger project than I initially anticipated, I’m pretty sure I could do it with your guidance and a lot of patience 😅 I’m going on the hunt for some of the things I didn’t know I needed, like those metal teeth!
Thank you for your feedback. I have a great upholstery supply warehouse in Houston that I use. Some businesses require you to have a TAX ID. As a hobbyist, they might wave this or you might be able to buy supplies up from Amazon. Most hobby shops have a limited supply of materials for upholstery. Good luck with your project.
Thank you for this video. My chair is very similar and I’m struggling with cutting around the arms. One side looks ok but the other side I cut too deep and now it’s slightly exposed just under the arm at the front!!! Not sure if there’s a magic fix or it I have to buy new fabric 😢
Thank you for sharing this! You're so good at describing/showing what's needed instead of assuming people know. I have a chair almost exactly like this except the seat; the front and sides are straight with right angles but the back curves. And I'm using vinyl. How do I handle the "wings" when going from pulling straight to gathering it into the curve?
Thank you for your question. I used to teach so have an idea of what to cover for a beginner through to someone who just needs a reminder on how to do a project. As for the "wings on a chair. Make sure that the back of your wing has a straight weave along the frame so you just need to ease that into position first and then keep the weave straight along the top of the wing. Then pleat the top quarter of the curve into place and work down from there. If it is your first time doing a wing it often helps to follow the pattern of the original cover to help you and be prepared to work up and down till it is all pulled to your liking. Do not overpull in the lower curve and be aware the Vinyl can tear. Good luck with your project.
Thank you for your comment. I also look up other people's videos, so I can get a few hints on things I might not have done in many years. We all have little tricks of the trade to share.
Thank you, the next time I go to the DIY store I shall have look. I have a pair of snips that if I use carefully will pull the staples out or cut them quite close to the frame if need be. I think I used them on the small footstool and a chair that I need to edit the film for.
@@beinspired1487, sorry I wasn't clear, you already have them. Look at those bare steel needle nose pliers, between the pivot and the serrated jaws is the cutter.
@@adrielrowley Those blue pliers I have tried to use, but they just don't work as well as the scissors. I do have the metal snips which I use for the firmer metal back tacking.
What an amazing instructor you are!!!Thank you for this facsinating video. I might even want to try this with my own rocking chair. Sooooo cool!
Thank you for watching and being inspired to consider tackling your own project. I have a variety of videos to choose from and some have really nice ideas too.
Good luck.
I love that you show us the reality! If you want it smooth, you have to put the time in. Some make it look so easy to smooth everything out, when it really isn't that easy but so worth the effort and the time. Thank YOU!
Thank you for your comment. Time and effort really make a difference. When I was watching some other upholstery videos I realized they really were glossing over the importance of attention to detail. Sometimes I will start pulling in the cover and then leave it till the next morning to finish it off. Then I will be looking at it with fresh eyes.
Good luck with your project.
A friend and I reupholstered a small rocking chair similar to yours, and appreciated your demonstration so much! The chair came out very, very well.
Thank you for your feedback. It is nice to know that these videos are very useful to people. It makes the time of filming and editing them all worthwhile.
Good luck with future projects.
This was the best teaching video I’ve seen so far! Thank you for being so thorough with your explanations. Subscribed in South Alabama, USA.
Thank you so much for your feedback. I am glad the video is of use to you.
It is nice to see where people are subscribing from, I wish you good luck with your project from Texas
@@beinspired1487 lol! You came up in my suggested and I had no idea you were living in Texas. 🤣🤣 Sorry!
@@Cottonstatecountry I'm an import from just outside London in the UK, hence the accesnt.
Watched several times as I tried my first chair. Helped tremendously. Thanks!
Thank you for your feedback. I am pleased that my efforts are of use to people from beginners through to more experienced upholsterers.
I try to do a full tutorial on each item I work on -even if I have to split them into separate parts due to the length of the films. If I miss something out on one video it might be shown better on another similar film that I have posted. After all, each project might be slightly different due to the furniture style or the fabric I am using.
Good luck with your future projects
Thanks, just what I was looking for. How to center a pattern with flowers. My material/pattern is very similar. I’ve been looking at videos after videos, until I found your part 1 and 2.
Thank you for your comment and I am glad I have helped you out. I try to explain things as I do them, then the instructions are easier to follow.
Good luck with your project.
I was gifted a chair just like this, and these videos are exactly what I needed! While it’s a bigger project than I initially anticipated, I’m pretty sure I could do it with your guidance and a lot of patience 😅 I’m going on the hunt for some of the things I didn’t know I needed, like those metal teeth!
Thank you for your feedback.
I have a great upholstery supply warehouse in Houston that I use. Some businesses require you to have a TAX ID. As a hobbyist, they might wave this or you might be able to buy supplies up from Amazon. Most hobby shops have a limited supply of materials for upholstery.
Good luck with your project.
Thank you for this video. My chair is very similar and I’m struggling with cutting around the arms. One side looks ok but the other side I cut too deep and now it’s slightly exposed just under the arm at the front!!! Not sure if there’s a magic fix or it I have to buy new fabric 😢
Thank you for sharing this! You're so good at describing/showing what's needed instead of assuming people know.
I have a chair almost exactly like this except the seat; the front and sides are straight with right angles but the back curves. And I'm using vinyl. How do I handle the "wings" when going from pulling straight to gathering it into the curve?
Thank you for your question.
I used to teach so have an idea of what to cover for a beginner through to someone who just needs a reminder on how to do a project.
As for the "wings on a chair. Make sure that the back of your wing has a straight weave along the frame so you just need to ease that into position first and then keep the weave straight along the top of the wing. Then pleat the top quarter of the curve into place and work down from there. If it is your first time doing a wing it often helps to follow the pattern of the original cover to help you and be prepared to work up and down till it is all pulled to your liking. Do not overpull in the lower curve and be aware the Vinyl can tear.
Good luck with your project.
your good upholstery work I like 👍 because I am also sofamaker upholsterer
Thank you for your comment. I also look up other people's videos, so I can get a few hints on things I might not have done in many years. We all have little tricks of the trade to share.
@@beinspired1487 your welcome
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Thank you, good luck with your project.
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Thank you for your feedback on this video.
Those infamous needle nose pliers have a cutter, instead of using scissors. Hope this helps.
Thank you, the next time I go to the DIY store I shall have look. I have a pair of snips that if I use carefully will pull the staples out or cut them quite close to the frame if need be. I think I used them on the small footstool and a chair that I need to edit the film for.
@@beinspired1487, sorry I wasn't clear, you already have them. Look at those bare steel needle nose pliers, between the pivot and the serrated jaws is the cutter.
@@adrielrowley Those ones I tend to use often. I have bruised my fingers on the cutter many a time.
@@beinspired1487, ah, well it was just a suggestion. If scissors work better for you cutting metal, so be it.
@@adrielrowley Those blue pliers I have tried to use, but they just don't work as well as the scissors. I do have the metal snips which I use for the firmer metal back tacking.