Multiyork Armchair

 This very large, Multiyork armchair had a faded, purple, loose cover and a new cover for the chair was wanted.

The new cover was to be fixed, rather than loose.

First the cushions were removed – new covers will be made for them.

The loose cover was held in place with Velcro strips and was easily removed. The underlying heavy calico was in excellent shape.  

The chair was turned onto it’s  back and the  undercloth, and all visible fixings under it, were removed.

The calico covering the back was removed, along with fixings to the sides.

All the remaining calico was left in place and will stay in place under the new cover. A separate layer of barrier cloth was added under all the cover fabric.

Arm pieces were fabricated – an outer arm piece, an inner arm piece and a cover piece of a strip of fabric joining them together.  

The outer arm was fixed under the frame and at the back, the inner arm was also fixed at the back – passing through the centre of a box structure that the arms were made from – and to the inner part of the frame from underneath. The strip of fabric, which was carefully kept central to the top of the arm, was fixed at the top of the back and pulled down at the front, passing behind the seat edge and secured under the frame.

The seat cover was an assembly of two pieces – the main seat and the front.

The front was sewn to the main piece, centred and only for the width of the seat between the arms. The wider front piece had squares cut from either side and the cut edges sewn together so that the lower section wrapped around to the sides.

The whole was placed onto the seat, secured at back, sides and, at the front, under the frame. The sides of the front were slip stitched to the outer arms. 

The inner back was attached on all sides, passing over the top and secured at the back.

With the inside cover complete, just the outer back and undercloth remain to be added to the chair.

The outer back was tidied up and the pieces for the back cover added at the top – first the cover with back tack strip (to keep the line straight) and then the original calico (as support). 

With the calico pulled down and secured, wadding was added over it before the cover fabric was pulled down, slip stitched at the sides and secured under the frame. 

The chair was laid on it’s back and a new undercover added.

Box covers with zips were made for the two cushion pads which were reused. The seat and back cushions were put into position to complete the project. 

Chairs that have loose seat and back cushions need a lot of fabric when recovered. JBerryUpholstery will be happy estimate the fabric needed for all projects – whatever type of fabric is chosen.

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.