Modern Armchair

The chair ready for it’s new cover

The fabric on this modern armchair was in need of replacement. Additionally, the fibre filled seat cushion had become distorted and the pad needed replacement. New arm covers were also wanted.  

The undercover with front two legs removed
Undercover removed and all visible fixings removed

The chair was turned upside down. The front legs and then the undercover were removed.

All the fixings for the pieces of the inside and outside cover were removed.

The chair back with cover removed
The back of the chair

With the chair upright again, the outerback was removed.

The side of the chair
Chair side removed

The fixings for the outside arms were taken off. 

With the fabric taken off, the fixings  for other pieces of fabric were  removed.  

Inside of chair with back fabric removed
The chair inside with arm fabric removed

The inner arm fabric was removed.

Chair ready for a new cover

The outer back and finally the seat fabric was removed.  

The chair was ready for it’s new cover.

The new fabric was not FR treated and so a barrier cloth of FR polyester wadding was used under all pieces of the new fabric to comply with fire safety legislation.

New seat fabric added
Chair seat covered in barrier cloth to meet current legislation

First the seat had wadding added and then the cover fabric was placed centrally.

Back fabric with pattern aligned to seat
All inside cover added

The inner back was added, lining up the pattern.

Then the inner arms were covered, with the arm fronts sewn on.  

The outer arm covers were then added.

Outer arm fabric added
Back fabric added and fabric folded around legs

Finally the outer back was covered, sewn on over the piped edge. 

The undercover added and front lags back in place

The fabric of the outer arms and back were folded in and secured around the back legs.

The undercloth was added and the front legs screwed back on. 

The fabric for the arm covers with curved edge to match arm shaping

New arm covers were made up. The main fabric was cut  out with a curved  front to match the arm profile.

Piping was sewn to the front and the arm front piece added. The raw edges were folded and top stitched to complete them.

The finished chair with new seat cushion

The inner seam was overlocked to prevent fraying.

 A new seat cushion cover was made, following the same style as the original. The new foam pad was inserted into the cover.

Another completed project.

The cushion cover and arm covers – when not part of a Recovering project – are available as Soft Furnishings.

JBerryUpholstery has many examples of furniture Recovering and Restoration and also Soft Furnishings to add to or complement the finished items. You can see pictures of these in the Galleries– Recovering Gallery, Restoration Gallery, Soft Furnishings Gallery and Transformations.

If you have some upholstery that is in need of a bit of TLC or you are interested in Soft Furnishings then please contact us.