I am eager to learn this skill. I'd watch!! I used to be an upholstery buyer in NY. Learning this skill would be a great addition to have in my wheelhouse.
I have done upholstery. I've seen what's underneath. I won't bring into my house any old pieces of furniture that have been upholstered. There are potential insect problems.
@@jojokeaneI'm pretty sure you can wrap it in plastic or tarps and tape, wait 30 days or more, and anything alive in the piece dies without food or water. If it's stored in a freezing temperature, like a tool shed for the winter, even better! I get what you're saying, cockroaches, and bed bugs are no joke!
This is the first time I come across your RUclips channel. I can’t tell you how much fun I had watching you reupholster that chair. When I was growing up, my mother always reupholstered our sofas, because we couldn’t afford new furniture. I want to say we had the same sofa when I was a kid until I graduated high school…in its many different iterations. The only difference was that she only had a Singer factory machine. She didn’t have a serger or any of the other machines your friend had. She did it all on a regular factory sewing machine that she purchased in New York City in 1971. I have that machine now. She could make anything on that machine, from my father’s suits to my prom dresses, and everything in between…curtains, tablecloths, quilts, and much more. My mother was the kind of person who would see a torn up chair or couch on the side of the road and she would have my dad go pick it up and by the following week, we had a brand new piece of furniture sitting in the living room. I loved that my mother was a recycler of sorts, and I’m so glad to see that there are people out there like you who are learning old world crafts like upholstery. Good luck in all you’re doing to make our world more beautiful!
Your comments made me so happy because that was my mom too. New was not the first option, she always looked at projects from the perspective of doing it herself. I remember when we got two new love seats and Lord knows how much persuading it took her to convince my dad to spend money. But we had the same old brown sofa the entire time I was growing up. That one I don't think she ever reupholstered. But your list of everything your mom sowed made me say out loud and napkins! I still have so many of those. Thank you for warming my heart about how awesome my mom was. I myself follow in her footsteps and try to do everything myself, sometimes I fail horribly but I learn so much. And sometimes I'm so proud of myself and think of everything she taught me.
Upholstery isn’t too bad when you have the proper tools. My mom showed me how, and 70 years ago, I still upholster with very old tools. But we finally bought an electric staple gun. Great going ladies‼️🤗
I watch my dad reupholster furniture when I was little and then eventually he got a auto upholstery shop so I watched him do cars now my son does it.. my son is really good he does high dollar show cars and I'm so proud of him he's so smart and he does such good work❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊
My son was baby doll for real. Tim Doll and his cousin was Tom Doll. When I was married to his father my name was Barb Doll. The irony. My father in law named his truck eventually a semi had there names on the fenders and the truck was baby doll. Sorry if you didn’t want hear our story.
SUGGESTION..you should create, make, rehab or renovate a piece of furniture and sell it in each state. Dont forget to sign the piece and number them 1/50, 2/50...etc. You are simply a great inspiration to all!!!
Right?! Every time I makeover a piece, I find just the right hidden spot to write my secret message. Peekaboo! 👀 and glue little googly eyes. Reupholstered with love. Signature in City, State on Date
I am trying to reduce my carbon footprint on this earth and I cringe and sigh when I read these insipid comments. Imagine the carbonfootprint of shipping pieces of furniture throughout the nation.
I am also a professional upholsterer . I've been retired now for about 15 years. It was fun watching you take it apart and put it back together and using the same tools and method I used. I loved my job but after 30 years it was pretty hard on my back, knees and wrists. Not many girls would do this kind of work, I'm the only other girl I know that made a good living doing it. Good job ladies and good luck.
I gave away two fabulous Hollywood Regency chairs because I couldn't find any classes in reupholstery. I put them out in front of my house, and they were gone in less than 30 minutes. I hope they found a great home.
Been upholstering for years. I lost my home and business to a fire. I’m using that same table can you ask Christl how to make the wooden top you added? I had fun watching you young girls. Gives me hope that the art will not be lost. Upcycle 4ever❤
It’s a rectangle 2x4 frame with 1/2 plywood on top and then sound board on top of that ( so I can stick pins into it). Then it’s upholstered with canvas that I change out once a year because I’m messy with spray glue.
Everybody, if you don’t already know how, learn upholstery and how to operate a sewing machine, you won’t regret it. I learned and added it to my business about 6 years ago and wish I would’ve learned it 20 years ago. The opportunities are endless.
You are SO right. My only regret was not knowing to buy a machine with an adjustable height presser foot shank. I didn't find out that this was even a thing until I tried to sew through several layers of thick fabric+buckram and found I'd bought the little machine that couldn't, and never would. Still saving for that higher end machine.
My daughter signed me up for a class, but the teacher basically turned down my pieces. No cushions, too big,too ambitious so it was basically a class to cover ottomans and dining chairs. I rescued a gorgeous mid century sofa with a great frame n detail that I’m dying to do. Crystal should start a channel!
Crystal has a wonderful upholstery shop and some high end sewing machines to do the job right. Loved watching you ladies give an old chair new purpose. I loved the fabric btw!
I love learning from people who are clearly so experienced and professional. It's also a wonderful challenge to my internal biases, a reminder that expert tradespeople come in all shapes and sizes. Well done!
Tip#1…buy a lesser expensive sewing machine and learn the in’s and outs of threading the machine and bobbin tension and just make pillows with piping. #2…use a block under pedal to control speed until you get the hang of it. #3…start small, ie, a foot stool, ottoman, headboard with tufting, etc. Sewing and upholstery and drapery are so fun!
Crystal is an excellent teacher! She was so patient and let you work at your own pace. I hope she does pursue her own channel. We all could benefit so much from her teaching. You did a great job on that chair!
I paid to have my couch re-upholstered, and it was worth EVERY penny!! Cristal's studio set up blew my mind, so many machines that have different jobs....where I would have to use my one sewing machine. The chair is stunning! I can definitely see you doing a project like this one day!
@@flippedbyabby My issues are with off gassing with new furniture. I have chronic health issues that make me chemically sensitive. Buying used furniture means all the off gassing has already happened. I wanted to share this with you, because this is another reason why saving furniture the way you do is important!!!
I often see old chairs in interesting shapes but don't pick them up because I don't know how to reupholster. You ladies did such a great job and so fast!
If you do decide to give it a try, check that the springs and frame are in good shape before you purchase your piece. The piece in the video was was exceptional in that all of the springs, foam, and padding were nearly perfect and needed no repairs. It was also very, very clean under the fabric. I've never had that kind of luck. when I did my first piece I just dove in, took lots of pictures and notes along the way so I could remember how it all went back together and it turned out ok. We used that sofa for years even though I cut the seat cushions exactly wrong. No one ever noticed.
I still have a chair I had upholstered by a professional. I'd love to tackle it myself since the fabric is very dated and maybe now I'm not so intimidated. The funny part is that this chair was a roadside find and the upholstery was $500😂
This episode was soooo much fun to watch! Please make more of these where you go out to experts at their crafts to show all of us steps on how they do whatever they are good at making/creating!
First of all, I love the green!!! Green is my favorite color. This chair looks terrific!! Be patient, learning how to upholster, takes a long time. There are so many variables to learn. An elderly friend taught me how to upholster, and even after a year or so, I still felt there was so much more that I needed to learn!
You are such a joy to watch, i love that you are humble and let her teach you a new skill. I hope in the future someday she will go to your studio to learn your skills. Great video, i really enjoyed it.
@@flippedbyabby This was so awesome to watch u learn how. I’ve got an overstuffed chair that’s a hidden glider, I had it done in hot pink & piping done in the same booger green color u used. I’ve had so many people offer to buy it since it was recovered. 😂 Also I work on jewelry in a laboratory & because metal get hot & many things to tear ur fingers up, we use something called alligator tape on our fingertips, it allows u to still be able to grab, it may help u starting out w/ the stripping part mainly. And u can reuse your tape tips several times.
Yes please Crystal start a RUclips channel. Great job especially for someone who had never touched a sewing machine. Thank you sew much Ladies, very enjoyable👏👏💋👌❤
Several years ago I got the itch to take an old wing back chair my neighbor threw out and re upholster it. I didn’t a lot of research and watched a ton of videos. It turned out ok and took a whole weekend to do. And we still use it in my daughter’s room. But.. never again! It was stressful. 😆 but I will watch her videos because I love learning new skills
I winged it and reupholstered sofas and chairs. But they are for us so I didn’t have to be professional. I had to use a hand staple gun. I didn’t have any pneumatic tools. That’s soooo much faster and easier!! I’m a sewer so I figured “how hard can it be?” The measuring for fabric is the hard part. Always buy way more than you think you need. I would def go somewhere to go learn in a couple of days!! Oh my gosh that discount fabric store!!! We don’t have them near me anymore. We had soooo many in Philly years ago. The owners retired and nobody wanted the businesses. Sad but true. I used to also make wedding dresses and these stores in Philly had that fabric as well. There was a whole street dedicated to fabrics. They are simpler than regular clothes. There is just a lot more fabric to move around. That’s ag lol I drive my sewing machine like I’m in a drag race sometimes. I can’t help myself. I’m like how it sounds. 😂. Oh piping. My nemesis. 😂Needless to say none of my reupholstered furniture has any. When I see a great chair on marketplace that I wanna redo if it has piping I’m like “hard no”. She makes it look so stinkin easy!!! You are a natural. Go girl!! Now I really wanna take a class. I have to see if the vocational school still has night classes for adults. Back in the day they had so many but I wasn’t old enough. My dad took car body repair and woodworking. He patched his car and repainted it. He made us a huge toy box. I’d call that a win.
Nice job ladies. My parents had a custom drapery shop for years and I learned a lot including upholstery and drapery installation. It's great to see the next generation learning these skills.
My absolute favorite color! That chair has amazing lines and style. I would totally put that in my house. My parents had a very expensive well built couch they got when they were first married. It survived us four older kids and then sat in the basement for a while when it started getting tattered. Mom hung on to it. Ten or twelve years later, when my younger siblings were little, mom has the couch reupholsteted. It had a very sturdy hardwood frame. A professional redid it and it lasted another 25 years. It needs reupholstered again but frame is still good 50+ years later.
Thank you for the tutorial on how to reupholster! I thought I wanted to learn this trade , but now I know that it is too much work! I appreciate reupholster people! ❤👍
Very cool excellent job. I think any job is made easier with the right tools, but with that being said the beginning to end was a definite process that does also require a skill set. Your friend was a good teacher. It all looked so satisfying.
Upholstery is more than a skill, I think it's an art! This as amazing to watch, it seems so complicated when you see the end result but Crystal's explanations were so clear that I understood what was happening. Still, I can't imagine doing it myself & I have a whole new appreciation for the process!
This young lady definitely knows her stuff. Great job on the project. 😊 I would like to have more detailed instructions. Sometimes the camera is at the wrong angle and we couldn’t see the work being done. Hope there will be more videos.
I'm a year older than you, lol I've always wanted the same.matter of fact my dad was an upholsterer. He wouldn't teach me because he said it was a poor man's profession. Well, makes sense only because he was raising 8 kids with my mom. Too bad I'm in Canada.😂❤I've sewn clothes etc. Since I was 13 years old hun.
I love the color, I am going to learn to upholster chairs, couches etc. There is a local gal here where I live that teaches classes, I have 2 Wing Back Chairs that I want to redo. Thank you for the video!
I really like the chair. I’m old enough to remember the olive color in my house and in my parents. It was in pretty good shaper. I think I remover that style in turquoise also in an aqua fabric which is my current color I am decorating.
I just learned how to do it in 35 minutes. You did a great job, Crystal is a great teacher and I would feel confident to try this on my own. I am a seamstress and have made slip covers so I have a small clue. I live in Canada. That SAS store is a dream come true.
Wow! This was great. And the color green is having a moment. Years ago my mom suggested that I learn re upholstery. I was not into it. She used to work at an upholstery factory years ago in England before I was born and thought I had a good eye for revamping old furniture. And now my mom is gone and I wish I could go back and take her advice. I'd love to learn this skill. It's so necessary now with waste and rising costs to know how to fix and renew old things. And most older things were made better. This was a treat to watch. Now I need to find somewhere that teaches this. She really does need a channel. I'd be one of the first to subscribe. You made my day.
Abby, totally loved watching you learn a new skill. You are certainly a quick study. You had a wonderful teacher who has helped you broaden your horizons. I love watching you transform furniture and can now watch you reupholster furniture. Start with small, simple projects and work your way up. MCM furniture is not really my vibe, but that style chair looks great in that color. Good job.
I don't know how you came to my feed...but I learned upholstery from my grandmother...she learned from pulling old apart and redoing. Super straight lines are so much easier. You had several compound curves & angles which are much harder. Start with stool or chair seats. Can't wait for you to do some more.
I love all the detail in this video!! Your friend is such a good, descriptive and patient teacher :) I learned a lot! And I'm so impressed she didn't need a special foot on the machine to make the piping 🤩
Love the avocado green. My mother had avocado and celery colored furniture in 1970 that she had had reupolstered from her good 1950's furniture. I love green. Its so peaceful feeling.
Nice job. My MIL left us a similar chair she purchased in 1956 and I've always loved the lines and design. I just recovered it in black leather and it is stunning! Great content
The video popped up several times on my feed, I tried to avoid it, until today. Glad I watch it. Something to watch several times when a project is at hand.
That was so much fun! I've done two upholstery jobs and they were okay but boy did I learn a lot! Thank you for doing this video and for being so darn cute. You're very brave! I'm impressed.
Abby, you’re a natural at doing this. Looked like you learned so much from your friend Crystal. Her studio is incredible. Enjoyed this as an intro tutorial. Great work. Chair shape & fabric selection were beautiful. Be well. Laine, Montclair, NJ.
Excellent work, ladies. I wish we had a discount fabric store here, but small town America doesn't compare to your area of AZ. 🎉 i have done some minor upholstery. Cushions that were attached to an antique wicker love seat. My mother used to reupholstery some of our furniture when I was young and she sewed a lot. I am sure having the proper tools makes it much easier. You are an inspiration. It's great to know not everything is thrown away, and reupholstery is still a profession people will teach to others.
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I wana learn too!!! 😮
Why don't you start a weekend class. Charged. Of 10 or 15 pax once a month or smtg. This is a really good skill set to spread in a community.
Petition for Crystal to start a RUclips channel❤️
Agreed !!!
I'd watch her...hopefully she will.
Yes!!!!!
I am eager to learn this skill. I'd watch!! I used to be an upholstery buyer in NY. Learning this skill would be a great addition to have in my wheelhouse.
Yes please! I love crystals shop so much!
Girls, Thank you for recycling furniture pieces and making them beautiful pieces, wish the high schools , vocational schools wd still teach this art!
I have done upholstery. I've seen what's underneath. I won't bring into my house any old pieces of furniture that have been upholstered. There are potential insect problems.
@@jojokeaneI'm pretty sure you can wrap it in plastic or tarps and tape, wait 30 days or more, and anything alive in the piece dies without food or water. If it's stored in a freezing temperature, like a tool shed for the winter, even better! I get what you're saying, cockroaches, and bed bugs are no joke!
This is the first time I come across your RUclips channel. I can’t tell you how much fun I had watching you reupholster that chair. When I was growing up, my mother always reupholstered our sofas, because we couldn’t afford new furniture. I want to say we had the same sofa when I was a kid until I graduated high school…in its many different iterations. The only difference was that she only had a Singer factory machine. She didn’t have a serger or any of the other machines your friend had. She did it all on a regular factory sewing machine that she purchased in New York City in 1971. I have that machine now. She could make anything on that machine, from my father’s suits to my prom dresses, and everything in between…curtains, tablecloths, quilts, and much more. My mother was the kind of person who would see a torn up chair or couch on the side of the road and she would have my dad go pick it up and by the following week, we had a brand new piece of furniture sitting in the living room. I loved that my mother was a recycler of sorts, and I’m so glad to see that there are people out there like you who are learning old world crafts like upholstery. Good luck in all you’re doing to make our world more beautiful!
Sounds a lot like my mom!!! She’s a jack of all trades and I’m so excited to put these skills to use! Thank you so much for watching 🥹
Your comments made me so happy because that was my mom too. New was not the first option, she always looked at projects from the perspective of doing it herself. I remember when we got two new love seats and Lord knows how much persuading it took her to convince my dad to spend money. But we had the same old brown sofa the entire time I was growing up. That one I don't think she ever reupholstered. But your list of everything your mom sowed made me say out loud and napkins! I still have so many of those. Thank you for warming my heart about how awesome my mom was. I myself follow in her footsteps and try to do everything myself, sometimes I fail horribly but I learn so much. And sometimes I'm so proud of myself and think of everything she taught me.
Upholstery isn’t too bad when you have the proper tools. My mom showed me how, and 70 years ago, I still upholster with very old tools. But we finally bought an electric staple gun. Great going ladies‼️🤗
I watch my dad reupholster furniture when I was little and then eventually he got a auto upholstery shop so I watched him do cars now my son does it.. my son is really good he does high dollar show cars and I'm so proud of him he's so smart and he does such good work❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊
My son was baby doll for real. Tim Doll and his cousin was Tom Doll. When I was married to his father my name was Barb Doll. The irony. My father in law named his truck eventually a semi had there names on the fenders and the truck was baby doll. Sorry if you didn’t want hear our story.
Trying to hear you over that loud music is very annoying. Don’t need any music at all.
Love knowing young people are carrying on this profession!
Crystal was a great teacher! And the chair is fantastic….great fabric pic for the era!
She’s the best!
@@flippedbyabby💯percent agree 👍
@@flippedbyabbywhere is Crystal's youtube name can't find her?
SUGGESTION..you should create, make, rehab or renovate a piece of furniture and sell it in each state. Dont forget to sign the piece and number them 1/50, 2/50...etc.
You are simply a great inspiration to all!!!
This is GENIUS
Right?! Every time I makeover a piece, I find just the right hidden spot to write my secret message.
Peekaboo! 👀 and glue little googly eyes.
Reupholstered with love.
Signature
in City, State
on Date
Absolutely!
If it would not cost a arm and a leg to ship you a chair I have one for North Dakota
I am trying to reduce my carbon footprint on this earth and I cringe and sigh when I read these insipid comments. Imagine the carbonfootprint of shipping pieces of furniture throughout the nation.
I would always pay a professional to do this and now I know why it's not always cheap. It's really an art form. Thank you for sharing.
I am also a professional upholsterer . I've been retired now for about 15 years. It was fun watching you take it apart and put it back together and using the same tools and method I used. I loved my job but after 30 years it was pretty hard on my back, knees and wrists. Not many girls would do this kind of work, I'm the only other girl I know that made a good living doing it. Good job ladies and good luck.
The truth is that there are women who do a variety of physical or high-stress jobs --- but they don't do them as _long_ as men do.
I gave away two fabulous Hollywood Regency chairs because I couldn't find any classes in reupholstery. I put them out in front of my house, and they were gone in less than 30 minutes. I hope they found a great home.
VERY NICE JOB LADIES😊
And YES! To petition for Crystal to hopefully start her own HOW TO to channel !
Yes please!
❤Absolutely ❤ Please do! ❤
YAY! The mystery of the buttons is revealed!
Same 😂
Been upholstering for years. I lost my home and business to a fire. I’m using that same table can you ask Christl how to make the wooden top you added? I had fun watching you young girls. Gives me hope that the art will not be lost. Upcycle 4ever❤
It’s a rectangle 2x4 frame with 1/2 plywood on top and then sound board on top of that ( so I can stick pins into it). Then it’s upholstered with canvas that I change out once a year because I’m messy with spray glue.
Thank you so much 🥰
Everybody, if you don’t already know how, learn upholstery and how to operate a sewing machine, you won’t regret it. I learned and added it to my business about 6 years ago and wish I would’ve learned it 20 years ago. The opportunities are endless.
You are SO right. My only regret was not knowing to buy a machine with an adjustable height presser foot shank.
I didn't find out that this was even a thing until I tried to sew through several layers of thick fabric+buckram and found I'd bought the little machine that couldn't, and never would.
Still saving for that higher end machine.
My daughter signed me up for a class, but the teacher basically turned down my pieces. No cushions, too big,too ambitious so it was basically a class to cover ottomans and dining chairs. I rescued a gorgeous mid century sofa with a great frame n detail that I’m dying to do. Crystal should start a channel!
I love seeing furniture pieces like this get a new life. It is true “they don’t make them like that anymore”…solid with good bones!
Your friend is a boss. She knows her stuff. I would've loved it in grey tweed.
Great video. Cristal was a great instructor. The final product was beautiful.
I agree! She’s very skilled
My dear Dad learned how to upholster. I can see that some of the techniques have advanced since his day. Great job, Ladies!
Crystal has a wonderful upholstery shop and some high end sewing machines to do the job right. Loved watching you ladies give an old chair new purpose. I loved the fabric btw!
I love learning from people who are clearly so experienced and professional. It's also a wonderful challenge to my internal biases, a reminder that expert tradespeople come in all shapes and sizes. Well done!
Don't forget video editing makes it all look so much different that it is oh the world of the unknown
Tip#1…buy a lesser expensive sewing machine and learn the in’s and outs of threading the machine and bobbin tension and just make pillows with piping. #2…use a block under pedal to control speed until you get the hang of it. #3…start small, ie, a foot stool, ottoman, headboard with tufting, etc. Sewing and upholstery and drapery are so fun!
This is great advice thank you!
Good suggestions.
Amazing, I'm so proud to see young women explore this business opportunities.🎉🎉🎉
That fabric was the perfect choice.
Awesome work ladies! I think it is great that you were willing to tackle something new and that Crystal was willing to share her trade. Kudos 👏
Crystal is an excellent teacher! She was so patient and let you work at your own pace. I hope she does pursue her own channel. We all could benefit so much from her teaching. You did a great job on that chair!
I paid to have my couch re-upholstered, and it was worth EVERY penny!! Cristal's studio set up blew my mind, so many machines that have different jobs....where I would have to use my one sewing machine. The chair is stunning!
I can definitely see you doing a project like this one day!
I totally agree! It’s a small price to pay for a unique pieces that will last years!
@@flippedbyabby My issues are with off gassing with new furniture. I have chronic health issues that make me chemically sensitive. Buying used furniture means all the off gassing has already happened.
I wanted to share this with you, because this is another reason why saving furniture the way you do is important!!!
I often see old chairs in interesting shapes but don't pick them up because I don't know how to reupholster. You ladies did such a great job and so fast!
Thank you so much!
If you do decide to give it a try, check that the springs and frame are in good shape before you purchase your piece. The piece in the video was was exceptional in that all of the springs, foam, and padding were nearly perfect and needed no repairs. It was also very, very clean under the fabric. I've never had that kind of luck. when I did my first piece I just dove in, took lots of pictures and notes along the way so I could remember how it all went back together and it turned out ok. We used that sofa for years even though I cut the seat cushions exactly wrong. No one ever noticed.
Enjoyed this. Thank you so much. I'll mention Cristal's business to a friend who lives in the Phoenix area.
Thank you!!
This is a true talent. I’ve never complained about the price my upholsterer charges because I know his worth. And after watching this?……
I still have a chair I had upholstered by a professional. I'd love to tackle it myself since the fabric is very dated and maybe now I'm not so intimidated. The funny part is that this chair was a roadside find and the upholstery was $500😂
Thank you for taking us on a great weekend trip. Crystal was amazing sharing her gifts and empowering many of us! Thank you girls! 💕🌷
Love those two chairs
Love these longer vlog type videos, more thrifting and DIY please ❤❤❤
Yay, so glad to hear this! Have some fun smaller thrifted DIY projects to come for the vintage market and my moms kitchen 😅
This episode was soooo much fun to watch! Please make more of these where you go out to experts at their crafts to show all of us steps on how they do whatever they are good at making/creating!
Yes, absolutely!! What would you like to see? I know I’d like to learn how to build furniture as well.
This is fantastic job. Yes, no wonder it’s expensive to reupholster! Time consuming and very detailed.
The chair turned out awesome! Cristal is a great teacher!!! I look forward to seeing what you do with your new skills:)
I LOVE the green! Green, the color of growth and renewal. 😊
Wow, now I know why reupholstery costs so much! because it’s so much effort , time, skill, etc
So true!
So worth it!
I agree.
It's actually easy. It looks difficult if you've never striped and reupholstered.
That is a LOT of work 😅 Fantastic job!
So many mysteries of upholstery solved!
It's so interesting to watch! I always wondered what the process is for reupholstering furniture. Thank you for making this video!
First of all, I love the green!!! Green is my favorite color. This chair looks terrific!! Be patient, learning how to upholster, takes a long time. There are so many variables to learn. An elderly friend taught me how to upholster, and even after a year or so, I still felt there was so much more that I needed to learn!
You are such a joy to watch, i love that you are humble and let her teach you a new skill. I hope in the future someday she will go to your studio to learn your skills.
Great video, i really enjoyed it.
Omg. This is a wonderful idea!
You’re the girl for the job! New challenges, new opportunities, new adventures!!
Thank you so much!! It’s so exciting 🥹
@@flippedbyabby This was so awesome to watch u learn how. I’ve got an overstuffed chair that’s a hidden glider, I had it done in hot pink & piping done in the same booger green color u used. I’ve had so many people offer to buy it since it was recovered. 😂 Also I work on jewelry in a laboratory & because metal get hot & many things to tear ur fingers up, we use something called alligator tape on our fingertips, it allows u to still be able to grab, it may help u starting out w/ the stripping part mainly. And u can reuse your tape tips several times.
@@flippedbyabby to start out, u can get an electric carving knife to cut the foam. I got mine at a thrift store. 😉
Yes please Crystal start a RUclips channel. Great job especially for someone who had never touched a sewing machine. Thank you sew much Ladies, very enjoyable👏👏💋👌❤
She rocks!
THAT IS SO NEAT, YOU USED THE OLD MATERIAL AS A PATEREN!!!
Yes!! Genius
Love love love this video 👍👍👍👍👍 I learned so much !!!
Great episode! Crystal/Krystal is a great Teacher and upholsterer. You did well! I’m so glad you enjoyed yourself, too.
Thank you!!
So young and so set up!❤❤❤. Good for you’d! Get your kids up off the couch and get them going! So much potential out there.
Several years ago I got the itch to take an old wing back chair my neighbor threw out and re upholster it. I didn’t a lot of research and watched a ton of videos. It turned out ok and took a whole weekend to do. And we still use it in my daughter’s room. But.. never again! It was stressful. 😆 but I will watch her videos because I love learning new skills
I feel like it gets easier with practice!
That chair is the perfect color for mid century.
I winged it and reupholstered sofas and chairs. But they are for us so I didn’t have to be professional. I had to use a hand staple gun. I didn’t have any pneumatic tools. That’s soooo much faster and easier!! I’m a sewer so I figured “how hard can it be?” The measuring for fabric is the hard part. Always buy way more than you think you need. I would def go somewhere to go learn in a couple of days!! Oh my gosh that discount fabric store!!! We don’t have them near me anymore. We had soooo many in Philly years ago. The owners retired and nobody wanted the businesses. Sad but true. I used to also make wedding dresses and these stores in Philly had that fabric as well. There was a whole street dedicated to fabrics. They are simpler than regular clothes. There is just a lot more fabric to move around. That’s ag lol I drive my sewing machine like I’m in a drag race sometimes. I can’t help myself. I’m like how it sounds. 😂. Oh piping. My nemesis. 😂Needless to say none of my reupholstered furniture has any. When I see a great chair on marketplace that I wanna redo if it has piping I’m like “hard no”. She makes it look so stinkin easy!!! You are a natural. Go girl!! Now I really wanna take a class. I have to see if the vocational school still has night classes for adults. Back in the day they had so many but I wasn’t old enough. My dad took car body repair and woodworking. He patched his car and repainted it. He made us a huge toy box. I’d call that a win.
Nice job ladies. My parents had a custom drapery shop for years and I learned a lot including upholstery and drapery installation. It's great to see the next generation learning these skills.
How FUN is that?!!! What an adventure!
Everyone needs a talented friend like Crystal!
Amazing it’s a real pleasure to see a craftsman like Chrystal with such a talent teach another your lucky to have such a great friend.. keep training.
My absolute favorite color! That chair has amazing lines and style. I would totally put that in my house.
My parents had a very expensive well built couch they got when they were first married. It survived us four older kids and then sat in the basement for a while when it started getting tattered.
Mom hung on to it. Ten or twelve years later, when my younger siblings were little, mom has the couch reupholsteted. It had a very sturdy hardwood frame. A professional redid it and it lasted another 25 years. It needs reupholstered again but frame is still good 50+ years later.
Thank you for the tutorial on how to reupholster! I thought I wanted to learn this trade , but now I know that it is too much work! I appreciate reupholster people! ❤👍
You did a wonderful job! I have a sofa and arm chair that has been recovered 2x and my grandmother had them recovered 2x. 💯❣️
Wonderful!
Very cool excellent job. I think any job is made easier with the right tools, but with that being said the beginning to end was a definite process that does also require a skill set. Your friend was a good teacher. It all looked so satisfying.
I'm not a huge fan of green, but that chair came out so nice! Great job you two!
Thanks so much!
Cristal, I wish you had a RUclips channel 😢 I would DEFINITELY take your upholstery course!
Instagram scares me! Especially how to navigate it!
She’s working on a course and offering in person classes!! I think she plans to start RUclips too 🫶
I would take this course. Absolutely
Upholstery is more than a skill, I think it's an art! This as amazing to watch, it seems so complicated when you see the end result but Crystal's explanations were so clear that I understood what was happening. Still, I can't imagine doing it myself & I have a whole new appreciation for the process!
Ladies, you did an amazing job! I’ve always wanted to do such complex upholstery. Love the ending result.
This young lady definitely knows her stuff. Great job on the project. 😊 I would like to have more detailed instructions. Sometimes the camera is at the wrong angle and we couldn’t see the work being done. Hope there will be more videos.
Wow. You are such a good teacher. So patient. Abby did great for being a total novice. I'm impressed by both of you!
For most of my adult life, I’ve wanted to learn upholstery. I’m 65 and I still want to learn 😊. I love the new green fabric on your chair 💚.
I'm a year older than you, lol I've always wanted the same.matter of fact my dad was an upholsterer. He wouldn't teach me because he said it was a poor man's profession. Well, makes sense only because he was raising 8 kids with my mom. Too bad I'm in Canada.😂❤I've sewn clothes etc. Since I was 13 years old hun.
I love the color, I am going to learn to upholster chairs, couches etc. There is a local gal here where I live that teaches classes, I have 2 Wing Back Chairs that I want to redo. Thank you for the video!
So interesting! Love the fabric and the outcome. She earns every penny she makes for her expertise.
I really like the chair. I’m old enough to remember the olive color in my house and in my parents. It was in pretty good shaper. I think I remover that style in turquoise also in an aqua fabric which is my current color I am decorating.
Thanks for sharing!!
I like how you BROKEn down doing it on your research. Very professional.
That was a well made chair !! Your friend is excellent!! And a very patient instructor 😊 loved the finished piece.
I just learned how to do it in 35 minutes. You did a great job, Crystal is a great teacher and I would feel confident to try this on my own. I am a seamstress and have made slip covers so I have a small clue. I live in Canada. That SAS store is a dream come true.
You definitely can!!
It's amazing what you can do with the proper tools
Wow! This was great. And the color green is having a moment. Years ago my mom suggested that I learn re upholstery. I was not into it. She used to work at an upholstery factory years ago in England before I was born and thought I had a good eye for revamping old furniture. And now my mom is gone and I wish I could go back and take her advice. I'd love to learn this skill. It's so necessary now with waste and rising costs to know how to fix and renew old things. And most older things were made better. This was a treat to watch. Now I need to find somewhere that teaches this. She really does need a channel. I'd be one of the first to subscribe. You made my day.
The avocado green is 70's on a 50's chair. But it's really gorgeous.
It’s beautiful. Upholstery is an art. Great work. Thank you for sharing. I love the green.
Good for you, Abby!!! 🥰 Crystal acts like she has MAYBE done this a time or two!! 😂 Wonderful job, young ladies!! 👍👍
She might know a couple things 😂 thank you!
So cool to see Camelback Mountain at 1:07! ❤❤❤
It was SO beautiful there
@@flippedbyabbyyes, it is!
Abby, totally loved watching you learn a new skill. You are certainly a quick study. You had a wonderful teacher who has helped you broaden your horizons. I love watching you transform furniture and can now watch you reupholster furniture. Start with small, simple projects and work your way up. MCM furniture is not really my vibe, but that style chair looks great in that color. Good job.
Thank you so much! Cristal was a great teacher
I don't know how you came to my feed...but I learned upholstery from my grandmother...she learned from pulling old apart and redoing. Super straight lines are so much easier. You had several compound curves & angles which are much harder. Start with stool or chair seats. Can't wait for you to do some more.
What a wonderful teacher you have she’s a gem and a very hard worker I’d say
Yes she’s awesome!
Good job. I am retired now, but remember how hard my mother worked to do reupholster work.
This is so important for younger gens to learn these skills. I love seeing this. ❤
Trying a piece on my own soon next!
❤❤ Great job girls 👍👌
I love all the detail in this video!! Your friend is such a good, descriptive and patient teacher :)
I learned a lot! And I'm so impressed she didn't need a special foot on the machine to make the piping 🤩
There’s no whining or complaining in upholstery.
Having said that, you did a good job!
Decades ago I worked in this industry. You did a beautiful job!
I love avocados and the chair is even shaped like one. Great video!
Love the avocado green. My mother had avocado and celery colored furniture in 1970 that she had had reupolstered from her good 1950's furniture. I love green. Its so peaceful feeling.
Nice job. My MIL left us a similar chair she purchased in 1956 and I've always loved the lines and design. I just recovered it in black leather and it is stunning! Great content
The video popped up several times on my feed, I tried to avoid it, until today. Glad I watch it. Something to watch several times when a project is at hand.
That was so much fun! I've done two upholstery jobs and they were okay but boy did I learn a lot! Thank you for doing this video and for being so darn cute. You're very brave! I'm impressed.
Love the avocado color. The chair is gorgeous. I painted an accent wall the same color with 3" boards applied in random angles. It's gorgeous, too.
All I can say is “WOW”
Abby, you’re a natural at doing this. Looked like you learned so much from your friend Crystal. Her studio is incredible. Enjoyed this as an intro tutorial. Great work. Chair shape & fabric selection were beautiful. Be well. Laine, Montclair, NJ.
Excellent work, ladies. I wish we had a discount fabric store here, but small town America doesn't compare to your area of AZ. 🎉 i have done some minor upholstery. Cushions that were attached to an antique wicker love seat. My mother used to reupholstery some of our furniture when I was young and she sewed a lot. I am sure having the proper tools makes it much easier. You are an inspiration. It's great to know not everything is thrown away, and reupholstery is still a profession people will teach to others.
The chair turned out terrific! You have a great friend to teach you!! Abby, Best wishes on your new endeavor!! - Julie
Suuuuuuccccchhhhh a good job!!! You learn fast!! The fabric was perfect for the style of chair. Love the green
Thank you! 😊
Love the chair and color choice. Crystal is amazing and even better as a mentor ❤
Yes!!! Her course is gonna be so amazing