UPHOLSTERY TIPS AND TRICKS | HOW TO REUPHOLSTER A CHAIR | ARMCHAIR UPHOLSTERY | FaceliftInteriors
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- In this video we show you how to reupholster an armchair. We give you lots of upholstery tips and tricks throughout the video so you’ll be sure to learn something new!
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In this video we show you how to reupholster an armchair step by step from start to finish. Starting with stripping off the old fabric and then re-padding the chair, cutting the new fabric and upholstering the chair. We provide lots of upholstery tips and tricks throughout the video so make sure you don’t miss anything! We show you detail on how to upholster an outside arm of a chair, how to upholster an outside back too. This is a very detailed upholstery tutorial so even beginners in upholstery will be able to follow along!
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UPHOLSTERY TIPS AND TRICKS | HOW TO REUPHOLSTER A CHAIR | ARMCHAIR UPHOLSTERY | FaceliftInteriors
I fell in to a machine when I was working in an upholstery factory. Im fully recovered now.
Ba dum tsh 🥁🤣
I fell into a lens grinder and made a spectacle of myself.
This was exactly the video I hoped to find! Now I have the confidence needed to start pulling things apart 😍
Hi Renee!! Do it!! 😊
how did you get on?
I found you when i was looking for help to recover dining chairs and now I'm hooked, i can't wait to do an arm chair that i have just bought for a pound. Thanks Neil 👍
That’s what I like to hear! Thank you so much for watching and good luck with your project!! 😊🙏🏻
A bit late to the party here, but this was very useful because I want to recover my late Grandmothers armchair. Thank you!
Never too late to the party 🤣👍🏻
Just to let you know we have also launched our own online upholstery training academy if it’s something you’d be interested in - www.thefaceliftacademy.com - come and have a look 😊🙏🏻
The fabric they chose is gorgeous! What a beautiful result.
It was a great choice! Thanks Julie 😊
It's horrible. Very old fashioned.
Watching you work is so calming, I feel like I would enjoy it! Upholstery is where sewing and sculpture meet
That’s really kind, thank you Renee! Definitely give it a go 😊
Watched this then recovered a chair that had a throw over it for 30 years. Brilliant thanks 😊
This is exactly what I like to hear! Thanks for watching and I'm so glad it helped you 🙂 Congrats on the chair!
Seems harder than I thought. It’s a great video, but look at all the tools needed!
Excellent video. It makes you appreciate how there is no substitute for experience. I’m gonna give it a go anyway, picking up an old chair tomorrow! Thanks for the upload mate👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks a lot Ryan and thanks for watching! Go for it, everyone has to start somewhere 😊👍🏻
I’ve been taking upholstery classes since 2018. My main teacher is a master upholsterer. But the way classes are set up with students working on various projects, it’s not possible to get this kind of detailed overview instruction. (Instead it’s just happening in the moment step by step without a great deal of explanation which is ok except that my learning style requires this kind of overview)
These videos are extremely helpful for me to review the steps of projects and to see the big picture. I greatly appreciate your making and sharing these videos!
Ahh thankyou! I'm glad to be able to fill in the gaps for you! Thankyou again for your kind words and support 🙏 ☺️ 📎📐⛏️🧵✂️
This was so satisfying to,watch. Thank you! Gorgeous finished chair. Thank you also for saving this from the landfill and giving it a whole new long life. I’m sure this is why you do what you do. Bravo!
Indeed, Very blessed to be able to do what I do. Many thanks for watching🙏⛏️📐🧵📎✂️
my red pleather chair is peeling to high heaven (cats and their claws doing no favors either)
so im thankful for process videos because i cannot STAND constantly finding red pleather flakes all over my stuff anymore
Glad to have helped! I have had to work on many scratching posts! 🐱✂️⛏️🧵🪡
Amazing how intricate reupholstering a chair is.
Beautiful job, I’m impressed to see how the professionals do it!
Thank you so much! And thanks for watching, it’s really appreciated 😊👍🏻
Done some reupholstery work in the past, but now I'm ready to tackle my 25 year old Love Seat, basically a s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d chair, as in this video. Thanks! (I'm a little more confident after watching the video.)
Love to hear this!! Good luck with your stretched chair 😜 but you’re right, it is basically the same! If it’s a round love seat, I have done a video on one of those in the past - have a look and see if you find it helpful 😊👍🏻
1st video ive seen that explains tack strip and why dacron is used. Everyone speeds through that part. Thank you.
Thanks Joyce ☺️ 🙏
Amazing video. Thank you 💚💚
That’s really kind, thank you! Just to let you know we’ve launched our own online upholstery training academy if it’s something you’d be interested in - www.thefaceliftacademy.com hope to see you there 😊🙏🏻
cutting the staples is a great idea. you are genius :D
Haha thank you! It does take the pain of removing each staple individually away 😅
As a mega beginner… I did learn some stuff from this vid
Glad to hear it 😊👍🏻
CONGRATS MASTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CHAPEAU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Best Wishes.
You’re too kind Luigi, thank you 😊🙏🏻
You are a true craftsman
You’re too kind, thank you Kim 😊🙏🏻
You always make it look so easy! Thank you for sharing this video. AWESOME JOB!!
That’s really kind, thank you!! And thank you for watching and taking the time to leave a comment 😊🙏🏻
I like what you are doing in the corner of the chair beside the legs
Thank you! 😊👍🏻
feeling good about DIYing my armless chairs
That’s what I like to hear! Good luck!! 😊👍🏻
thank you for shearing/ This Chair looks beautiful.
Thank you Elizabeth, that’s really kind 😊🙏🏻
Hi! Greetings from Puerto Rico. I'm not a native speaker of English,but let me tell you that you are a very talented man in your work, I have learned so much with your videos. I have been practicing little by little. Will you please, teach how to upholster a Victorian chair for a living room, a small one?
Thank you so much for your kind comment, it’s really appreciated!! Thank you for watching my videos, I’m glad you find them helpful 😊 Of course, if I get a Victorian chair in, I will definitely make a video for you! Love to Puerto Rico!
your Italian is spot on 😄
🤣👍🏻
Gorgeous 😮
That’s very kind, thank you!! 😊🙏🏻
Great video. Really instructive- so much so that I know I will be out of my depth! Guess I'm looking for an upholsterer.
Many thanks for your kind words. Hope you find someone or give it a go yourself. Best of luck and thanks for watching 😊 🙏 📐⛏️✂️🧵
I loved this video. I'm just not sure what you mean by sewing the collar but I may not have understood what you were saying.
Hi Marian, the collar is a bit of fabric sewn into a curve or shape to allow you to pull on without causing wrinking or puckering. Thanks so much for watching! 🙏📐✂️📎⛏️🧵
Love this guy!
Thanks Caren 😊🙌🏻
So beautiful! Great craftmanship!
Thank you, that’s really kind 😊🙏🏻
Love the work and you are inspiring!
Fantastic as always
Thank you Patricia! 😊🙏🏻
Your videos are so helpful!
Ahh thanks Caoimhe, I’m glad you find them helpful 😊
😍 beautiful fabric! You did that so beautifully!!
Hi Ann, that’s very kind! Thank you for watching 😊👍🏻
Wow, just amazing!
Thanks so much 🙏 😊🧵✂️⛏️📐
*smack smack, smack smack smack* "seems ok!!" 😂
🤣 that’s a very technical way to check it don’t you know!
Felicidades por todo el esmero puesto en este trabajo !!!!Mi familia por mas de 40 años se a dedicado a fabicar sofas y sofas cama y claro tenemos el servicio de Re-Tapizado es una actividad muy grata se conocen a muchas familias y en ocasiones los clientes piden trabajos que llegan a resultados geniales les comparto uno de mis trabajos saludos afectuosos desde la Ciudad de México.
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So helpful- thank you!
Thank you for watching Karen, glad you found it helpful 😊🙏🏻
Amazing fabric!!!
It is a lovely fabric, the customer chose well 😊👍🏻
Thanks Neil Great tutorial really appreciated!
Thanks so much for watching John! 😊👍🏻
Hi Neil, can you tell me when you sew on the “collar” what is the process there? Where exactly do you place the collar so you don’t get wrinkles etc…. Do you find it is better to do a collar for this reason?
Hi Heather, we just released a video on Collars so I hope you may have seen that now. 🙏☺️⛏️📐✂️🧵
You are an inspiration!
🤣
Beautiful work!
That’s really kind, thank you! 😊
About 13:46 you mention about a yellow cardboard strip and a metal strip. Do you have a video that shows the details of this section?
Hi Amy,
Hope this helps?! 🙏😊⛏️📐📎✂️🧵ruclips.net/video/ew9BlChJ0so/видео.html
I watched your video of the swivel chair 👏👏👏please please use a mask when you spray the glue You will suffer in the future with your lungs if you don’t great job as always ❤
Thank you! You’re right Christine, I absolutely should be doing that!!
What was the puller stapler thing you were using on the side under the arm. You were in the way of the camera angle. Thanks for sharing.
Hmmm sorry can't think of what you mean and have re watched the video. Can you send me a screenshot? 💪⛏️✂️🧷🧵
Could you please tell me where i can get the metal griper please ? You've inspired me. The first tutorial ive watched that didnt drag out for 3 1/2 hours 😔
Hi Christine. Any upholstery supplies will be able to provide this, or alternatively ebay might be a shout. Hope this helps and thanks for watching 🙏☺️🧵✂️📐📎
super!!
Thank you Anya!
Amazing. How many metres of fabric did this take?
Approximately 6m! 👍📐📎✂️⛏️🧵
Bravo
😊🙏
This is so helpful! Thank you!
Thank you for watching!! 😊👍🏻
I'm hooked - can't wait to have a go. Is there a compressor and staple gun you'd recommend for a beginner? Which one do you use? What size staples?
I’m so sorry I missed your comment Gillian! I would go for the Bambi Silent compressor, it’s the one I use and it’s a good compressor. And I use Tacwise guns and they’re really reasonably priced and work great! For general upholstery I use 8mm-10mm staples and then for places like outside backs where you’ll be stapling into more than one fabric I use 12-14mm staples. Hope this helps 😊👍🏻
Hello there I’m a new subscriber I was hoping, that you can make a video on how to reupholster church benches , thanks for all the great videos
Hi Job, Many thanks for your kind words. Will do a video on this as soon as we get one in. Many thanks for watching 🙏⛏️📎✂️📐🧵
Now I understand why reupholstering furniture is so expensive. What a chore!
A fun chore 😜
Love the fabric, where did you find it? Is there a link?
Sure thing!
Thanks for watching! 👍🧵📐✂️⛏️
sunburydesign.com/collections/autograph-velvets/
Really great video
Thanks so much Michelle! 😊
The intro had me thinking I was watching hey bear sensory
I know exactly what you mean 🤣👍🏻
Thanks, I have a couple small chairs to do. I have a feeling mine won’t look quite as good.
You might surprise yourself 😉
Great video !
Hope I can do this with my new chairs
Good luck with your project!! 😊👍🏻
Can you please make a video for sofa or chair upholstery with detailed explanation how to sew together fabric u cut. People in a videos like this always skip sewing part or just speed it up. There's lot of people who want this.
Hi Albert! Yes, I did have plans to make a video like this in the near future. Keep a look out for it over the coming keeps 😊👍🏻
Hi Albert - the video for cutting and sewing for reupholstery is here: ruclips.net/video/ExcobHrP2kY/видео.html hope it helps!
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching Sasha!
Hi Neil Appreciate this great tutorial, what an amazing transformation.
I’ve got a 1940s chair that I’m hoping to recover with a beautiful, thick velvet fabric. Do you think I would be able to do this with an ordinary modern sewing machine? Would I need special needles?
Any advice would be fab.
Many thanks
Hi Debbie! Thank you so much for watching, it’s really appreciated 😊👍🏻 I think you’ll struggle with an upholstery fabric with a standard machine - you could try but without a walking foot that helps to push the fabric through for you, it may be really difficult!
Thanks for the reply. Maybe have to have a rethink. 👍
Your video is very helpful us 😍
Thank you for watching! 😊🙏🏻
Thank you! this was very helpful. what tools to I need to get to do this project?
What is the tool you used to pull away the cording in the beginning
Hi do you use the old material as a template to cut new material?
I would yes! If you are new to this 🙏🫡😊🧵⛏️📎✂️🙏
@@faceliftinteriors thank you for replying
Please what is the name of the spray used to stick the Dacron to the foam?. Here in Nigeria we use gum.
Nice mate.
Cheers Reece 👍🏻
Just found your channel. Super helpful. Thank you. I’m a beginner and I’m wondering how do you know wether or not you need to replace old springs?
Hi Mika! Thank you for watching! Unless the springs are completely broken you should be able to tighten the springs with webbing. But this does depend on what kind of springs they are?
What’s the spray adhesive you’re using please? And how much fabric did that take?
Hi Elle, It's heavy duty spray adhesive ! Most upholstery suppliers will have them, and this chair took about 6m of fabric. 👍⛏️🧵📎📐✂️
@@faceliftinteriors thank you 😊
Thank you so much for the video. How did you sew the arms parts together so there's a face and a top in different planes? Eg what tools and what's the key to making it look so neat (other than years of experience)?
Hi Mia, years of learning I Guess. I do have a video on tools etc. I will link a few videos below that would help explain better.
ruclips.net/video/foDjxCzT-7M/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/tGdnHFUBrN0/видео.html
Beautiful
Thank you Shaila! 😊🙏🏻
We need an upholsterer for manufacturing business in Melbourne Australia.
If you're not removing the Staples but you're cutting through them, does it not leave sharp edges that would overtime perhaps damage the new fibres?
Hi there! No it cuts them clean at the wood so there’s no sharp edges when you run your hand over them. And if you do feel any, you can hammer them down. You also shouldn’t put fabric directly on to the wood, you’d have foam and dacron before the fabric.
I’ve never reupholstered anything in my life, but I’ve just claimed a beautiful wing backed chair for free. It needs reupholstering. Would you recommend I strip it first because I was planning to keep to old fabric underneath. Stripping it all away seems so brutal for a complete novice. Would doubling up on the fabric be awful?
Hi Julie - you can upholster over old fabric but I wouldn’t really recommend doing it. I find carefully stripping off the old fabric and using it as a template to copy on to the new fabric an easy way to make sure you have enough fabric and the right shapes for the furniture. But it’s not an absolute no no to upholster over old fabric if you feel more confident doing it that way...unless it’s leather, I wouldn’t upholster over leather 🤣 I’ve recently uploaded a video on how to use the old fabric to cut your new fabric - here’s the link ruclips.net/video/ExcobHrP2kY/видео.html I’m planning a video soon to show how to upholster wings of a chair so hopefully that will help too 😊👍🏻
@@faceliftinteriors thank you, you’re a great help. I’ll be brave.
What kind of sponge you use
Sorry for delayed reply - I’ve made a video on foams to use, here is it ruclips.net/video/jbfhtRP3gIQ/видео.html I hope this helps 😊👍🏻
Any chance you could do a video on reupholstering a Lazboy recliner chair?
this is so nice
Thanks Laura! 😊
Hiya great video the fabric is beautiful, where can i get it from olease?
Thanks Joanne 😊 I’ve replied to your other comment with info on the fabric!
Beautiful mate. Green is the way to go as it suits the chair perfectly. 5🌟
Thanks mate 😊👍🏻
What kind of tear down pliers did you use when removing the bottom of the chair?
Hi Josh. I call them carpenters pincers but I believe they’re called soft grip pincers!
Good job though
Thanks mate 😊👍🏻
Wy take off the old fabric if the foam and bones of the chair are sound,.
Hi Andrew, some people leave the old fabric on when doing reupholstery, however I always advise to take the old fabric off as its not good workmanship to leave it on. You can also use the old fabric as templates and taking off the old fabric shows you how the original fabric was fitted. Hope this helps 🙏 ⛏️🧵📎📐✂️
Hi there Neil, what equipment and make would you recommend..A mulitool, a staple gun etc. Thsnk you so much..You are a star! Laura
Hi Laura! Thank you so much for watching my videos, it means a lot. I uploaded a video on the tools I use and recommend a little while back - here’s the link ruclips.net/video/tGdnHFUBrN0/видео.html 😊👍🏻
And any questions, let me know and I’ll try my best 😊
What make is your staple gun please
Does it matter if you do the inside arms or the seat first? Other videos show the seat first.
Hi there! 9 times out of 10 I do the seat last so you can staple off the inside arms and inside back without having any springs and foam etc in the way. However, it does depend on the design of the chair as sometimes you’re not able to do it this way.
@@thecamoflaugemetaldetector1661 Thanks! Thats what I thought.
Can you explain why nails are used instead of screws or staples?
Hi Alex - do you mean on the sprung unit? Nails had already been used to secure the unit so I also used them. But you also screw them 😊👍🏻
@@faceliftinteriors Thanks! I just never trust nails to hold.
Can I ask how much would that chair have cost in total to recover (that fabric)? We have a similar chair to recover and I’m trying to figure out if it’s worth it. Thanks.
Hi there! Sorry for the delayed reply. This fabric retails around £45 a metre and you’d need around 6 metres to cover. And then depending on whether you do it yourself or get an upholsterer to do the work will depend on their labour costs.
@@faceliftinteriors Thank you for coming back to me. That’s about what I expected.
Nice
Thank you Mark 👍🏻
Hi, I just discovered your channel and subscribed! I tread through the comments, but I’m kind of unsure about what the collar is. You mentioned that it’s a piece of material for corners, but is there a video that goes through that as well? Thank you!
Hi Kathryn! Thank you so much for watching and for subscribing, it really means a lot! So a collar is a piece of fabric that you sew on (in the same fabric as you’re upholstering the chair in) to assist you around bends or corners and stops the fabrics gathering up. You usually put them on inside backs. I explain them in a little more detail in this video but I think I will need to make a video specifically on them as I haven’t done that yet ruclips.net/video/JDkaZFao-BY/видео.html
I hope this is helpful! Thanks again 😊👍🏻
Can you do a video on how to upholster a single leather sofa seat area thank you
Hi there! Yes I am planning on doing a tutorial on how to do a seat on a sofa/ chair so I will be getting that up soon 😊👍🏻
Would have been nice to see how you made the piping
Hi there! Apologies, I’ve made a fair few videos where I’ve shown how to make piping I worry that things get a bit repetitive. Here’s a link to a video where I show how to make piping - starts at 10:10 ruclips.net/video/BMgJWyEumWI/видео.html
How many yards or meters of fabric did you use?
Hi Jean - around 5-6 metres 😊
was the 1st staple, to anchor, on the outside or inside at the front?
Hi Rita! It was actually on the bottom of the curve of them arm and then you put another one on the bottom of the inside arm. Sorry about my large head getting in the way of the shot!! 🙈
@@faceliftinteriors thanks. Love your videos...
Thanks so much, I really appreciate it 😊
About how much fabric did you use to reupholster this chair?
Hey! Around 5-6 metres 👍🏻
Where is this fabric from? Looking for something similar.
Hi Evelyn! It’s by Sunbury Designs in the UK 😊👍🏻
Hi mate, hope you and the family are good 👍 could you let me know what the fabrics called mate. Ive got 6 balloon back chairs that would look lovely in that. Cheers mate 👍
Hi mate! Good to hear from you, I hope your well too and business is going good 👍🏻 Me and the family are well thanks mate. The fabric is by Sunbury called ‘Cavalli Guava’ - it’s a really lovely fabric 👍🏻
Ive just sent a email asking how much mate, recovering our settee soon 👍