For example, if you estimate that you will need about 3 yd (2.7 m) to make a chair slipcover, then purchase 4 yd (3.7 m). Take off the cushions and measure those as well if you want to make separate cushion covers. 2 Purchase a durable fabric for your slipcover. Once you know ho...
2. Place the slightly damp slipcover over your sofa/chair making sure the “Center front” tab is to the center front. Arrange the cover around your sofa/chair. At this point you may be saying to yourself – how will this ever fit? It is a little frustrating the first time you put ...
. It made it especially easy since they’re all sure to match, not that I was too worried about that with the Mix and Match look I was going for. I’d also bought from them before when I made cushions for a chair, so I knew I liked their prints and their quality. Fabrics! They...
Sure Fit Soft Suede Chair Slipcover Finishing the Leather At this point, the leather that will be used to make suede is in a more-or-less finished state. To make a fabric recognizable as suede, however, a few more processes must be undertaken. First, leather makers apply a mixture of...
To make this house into a home, we turn to home accessories. From art collections to teapots and everything in between, home accessories are what give your home personality and character. Whether you proudly display your grandmother's china in your dining room or you hang your favorite ...
knitting needles a few years ago, realizing that I could read and easily understand a pattern, I started browsing through the myriad of patterns for free and for sale online. It didn’t take me long to decide I wanted to make a sweater. And that is with only having a scarf under my ...
much you can have saved in that time. The reason we put the items in order of want/need is thatNO ONE can afford everything on their wish lists. All of us need to make adjustments to that list. And we may have to compromise and wait a while for the things that aren’t as ...
I bring three chair covers up at one time and soak them in my bathtub for twenty minutes. You can see them soaking here: To remove all that water from the slipcovers, I lay a clean white towel down, place a slipcover on the towel, and roll the towel on top of it. The moisture ...
Much like the method for holding down cushions on chairs, you can use them to hold slipcovers on your furniture. Just add them at key points around the chair to keep the slipcover in place when you sit down. Add a canopy to a bed ...
Be careful to avoid the eyebrows. We now have a Barbie without eyebrows. So much for Barbie being perfect. After removing one doll’s eyebrows, I began to use a q-tip to make sure I avoided any areas that I didn’t want to be bleached. 3. Lay the doll in the sun. Emma’s ...