During the next days of this blog I will document the entire process of tearing down and re-upholstering this 19th century Chippendale style ribbon back armchair.
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| Photo: SHS |
What will be done?
The following items will be removed:
-The fabric seat covering and tacks that attach the fabric to frame.
-The fill (cotton, hair or other?) under the fabric. We will discover if it was it tied to the burlap spring cover.
-The burlap cover of the springs and the tacks that attach it to the frame. Is the cover burlap, the typical fabric for this job in the 19th century?
-The spring tying twine and the tacks attaching the twine to the frame.
-We will also examine the type of knot(s) used.
-The springs; we will measure them in the compressed state and released.
-What type of twine was used to attach the springs to webbing? (looks original)
-The webbing in order of removal:
-Metal (not original)
-Nails that hold the metal webbing (not original)
-Vinyl "spacers" that shore up the jute webbing (not original)
-Tacks that hold them (not original)
-Jute webbing, measure
-Tacks that hold the jute webbing in place
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| Photo: SHS |
*At all times I will look for original fabric fragments under any original tacks found.*
If you've ever wanted to learn how to reupholster a chair, this is your opportunity! Taking notes of the process of tearing down chairs and reversing them is how I learned to upholster.
In these segments I will document both processes! After completely ripping down and documenting every tack, spring and fabric; I will completely re-upholster the chair from the webbing up!
This is the most time intensive part of this blog so bear with me. New posts will appear on Mondays and Tuesdays. If you have questions as we go, don’t be shy, my email address is at the end of every blog!
I should have some photos of the rip-down process posted later this evening.
Theresa
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1 comment:
Thanks for the compliment Kevin!
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