How to Upholster a Wingback Chair - PART 8: Finishing the Arms and Wings - Thrift Diving
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
- PART 8 of 10 - I've been documenting how to reupholster a wingback chair--everything from tearing it down, adding webbing, springs, and more! In this video, I show you how we finished off the arms and wings. Next up: the back and outside of the chair! I'm all out of upholstery classes now since this session has ended, so PART 9 will be all on my own! Subscribe to stay posted on the finally of this wingback chair makeover! :)
A big THANKS to G Street Fabrics upholstery instructor for allowing me to film and document this process. I appreciate it!
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PART 1 - Reupholster a Wingback Chair - Tear Down a Wingback Chair:
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PART 2 - Reupholster a Wingback Chair - Tear Down a Wingback Chair (CONT):
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PART 3: Reupholster a Wingback Chair - How to attach webbing (and see what fabric I'll be using!):
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PART 4: Reupholster a Wingback Chair - How to Tie 8 Way Hand Tie Springs:
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PART 5: Reupholster a Wingback Chair - Sewing the Burlap and Creating an Edge Roll With a Blind Stitch
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PART 6: Reupholster a Wingback Chair - Sewing the Seat and Arms
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PART 7: Reupholster a Wingback Chair - Completing the Seat, Front, and Beginning the Arms
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PART 8: Reupholster a Wingback Chair - Finishing the Arms and Wings
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PART 9: Reupholstering the Back and Outside
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PART 10: Sewing the Seat Cushion, Refinishing the Feet
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First time I ever reupholstered anything it was a love seat and I was 16. My best friend was 17 and pregnant and in her first apartment. She bought the love seat at a yard sale, it was in good shape but mustard yellow nylon loop. We had also bought chocolate brown jacquard curtains, the really heavy ones with rubber backing. They were 10 foot long and about 3 foot wide and there were 8 of them. We used those to recover that love seat and make shorter curtains for the bedroom. It turned out pretty good for two teens and a staple gun. Good thing she could sew and we knew how to break down the cushions to make patterns. My grandma taught me that.
That's awesome, Shawn! Have you been reupholstering things since, as an adult? It's amazing how much fresher things look with new fabric.
@@ThriftDiving Just simple chair cushions and dog beds... I can't sew a straight line to save myself...lol
Still watching this series as my curiosity was piqued by the process. I've thought about refinishing/reupholstering some chairs from my grandparents (not nearly so ornate as your wing back chair)...I GIVE YOU PROPS/KUDOS FOR TAKING ON SUCH A PROJECT!!!! I'm not at the end of the process yet, but boy do I have a whole new appreciation and understand the cost and labor involved with this trade. You had an amazing, kind and generous mentor I think. As I said, I haven't finished watching, but I certainly hope you still loved the process by the end. I certain that the finished chair was spectacular and looking forward to the final reveal. (BTW, I'm commenting before watching this video because I'm so impressed with your ambition.) Thanks for sharing your journey!
I doubt if I'd every attempt this, but I'm so invested in this project. I love seeing how things are made and all the work that goes into it. Tfs & I can't wait to see how it turns out!
Awww, thanks, Darnia! I agree--it's fun to see the inner workings of things, especially upholstery. I've learned so much and I'm amazed at how wood and fabric and fluffy stuff go together with staples and creates cozy places to rest. :) Glad you're following along!!
I love your enthusiasm and your beautiful blue fabric. Your talent shines through and kudos to your instructor. He has a gentle voice and a lot of skillets and patience.
Thanks for posting this! I will be attempting a wing back chair. Mine doesn't look to have as many sections as yours. The back and wings are one continuous piece. I expect some challenges. Loved this series!
You’ve got this Serena! I have faith in you!!!
Thank you, Beth!!!
Sabrina your episodes 1-7 I studied meticulously do my reupholstery on my curbside pickup wingback chair. I finished mine couple of months ago. Sooo helpful.
Oh wow, Monya!! That is SOOO wonderful! I'm glad this series helped you! You should totally email me a pic of it. I would love to see! serena@thriftdiving.com
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I'm enjoying watching how a wingback chair is upholstered. I'll never do this myself. It's still cool to see how it's done. Good luck in finishing it!
I completely forgot about this chair and randomly was like "I wonder what ever happened to that chair." Lo and behold, Part 8 comes out lol
Wheres part 9 girl? Because I am invested and I need me a finale!
Incredible job of teaching us, thanks
You're welcome! I have to thank the instructor, though. Without him, this wouldn't have been possible. And he was kind enough to allow me to film, too. Big thanks to him!
Part 9!!! I am with ya every step of the way but now stuck waiting. I know, have some patience. It is the holiday season anyways, but I can't! Lol!
Hi!! I’m so glad you posted another part of this series, I love watching the progress you make with the chair... it’s really impressive, and to be quite honest I don’t think I’d be able to do it, so kudos to you ahah
Anyway, just wanted to leave a comment to say hi and that I loved this video 💛
Hey Liss! Thank you so much! If I had known it would be as detailed as it was, I almost wonder if I would have started the chair at all! LOL. I think back to when I started tearing it down and I was like, "Oh, I'll have this done in the 6 sessions before the class is over." NOPE! It has taken way longer. But, it's all part of the learning curve. The next chair won't take nearly as long, I'm sure of it! :)
Keep it going girl! Almost there.
Hi! I'm just starting to reupholster a chair that is almost exactly the same as yours. I was wondering how much coconut fiber and cotton batting you used? Thanks so much, your tutorial has been great to watch. 😊
Really good job! It's really interesting to see all the different steps, so much work! But the result so far is amazing! :D Well done!!!
Thanks, Georgia! I feel the same way. Since it has taken so long due to scheduling conflicts, I kind of forget all the steps involved and I like that I am able to go back and see all the steps to refresh my memory. :)
The chair is looking really good. I can't wait to see the next video. This is so interesting watching from start to finish. It's a beautiful chair and will look gorgeous when you are done. I love knitting too. It's so relaxing and rewarding to finish a project. Plus I love yarn, lol. How's the sweater you are working on coming along? Have a wonderful weekend Serena. 😊
Do you think that if you had of kept the old fabric for a pattern then you would have understood and made it easier when you were making the cuts in the fabric for the arms?
My thoughts were I bet it cost alot to do this! Looks good 😊
Oh man, you have no idea! At one point, I just stopped counting the numbers because it would have been too much of a shock! LOL But it's been worth it.
So you finally finished it. 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃
I wish! SOON!! One more video and I should be done. I have to finish the back and the outside.
Thanks for sharing.
Great work! Why did this take a whole year though?... I remember watching the first video so long ago when I was in need of the info for my project. I watched others to finish it of course
Kelsey, I had stopped working on the chair for some time because I had started carpentry classes in Jan '18 and carpentry classes fell on M, W, F. Since upholstery classes were on Wed., it conflicted with carpentry, so I had to stop the upholstery classes. Now, carpentry is on Tues evenings, so I was able to start up with upholstery again. But the 6 sessions of the course are done now! I could sign up for another round but for $299, it's a steep price to come up with that amount again and again. :)
Yes for as much as you have spent you could have bought several new ones. That chair has great bones and would have been a shame to throw away. That chair is going to be handed down to a couple of generations. You can't buy chairs like the one you are doing because they don't make chairs of the quality you are making anymore. Be proud.
Thank you!! I agree--the chair has great bones. Its weight alone tells me that! LOL It's heavy as sin!
THE CHAIR!! so glad you didn’t have re-stuff it with actual hair that was a little grody
I know, Sami!! The instructor has said, "oh, just wash it with some shampoo" but there was no way I wanted to put that icky stuff back into the chair. LOL
Will you ever finish this chair and upload it?
Yes, soon!!! Other projects came up that I needed to do and it just fell by the wayside.
Wow you are so talented and beautiful you are such a sweet person hope you have a great day
Aww, you're sweet! But no talent on this project--I'm just a student! I owe the success of this chair to the teacher. He was great! Thanks for watching, Maggie!
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Sometimes I really wish that I didn’t work nights so I could take cool classes again. I’d love to do something like this, but not this cause I know how much that kind of fabric and batting costs and I don’t have that. Lol
You are so right. It's EXPENSIVE. The fabric alone was like $50 per yard. NOT CHEAP, although I think I used a coupon code. The batting is expensive too, especially the bale of cotton one. But there is some left that I'll be able to use for more projects. Yeah, it's expensive indeed! And I can see why upholstering with professionals costs so much now! I had a lot of respect for the craft.
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you are far from having chosen ease with this armchair. it is not at all recommended for beginners. good luck ! it's cool that you're interested in the upholstery
Oh, it's DEFINITELY not for beginners! Maybe not even intermediates. LOL. But it's been fun and I've learned so much along the way. I think everything I've learned will definitely help with any other pieces I do from here on out. Thanks for watching!!