While I love the beautiful, neutral paisley print of my chairs, I thought they’d be the perfect candidates to sew slipcovers for. Their original pattern limits the other patterns I can add to our living room, and I’ve always enjoyed the fresh & airy look of white slipcovers for the ...
How To Put a Tie Arm Loose Fit Slipcover on a Sofa and Make It Look Custom Made Trax, my cat loves when I work with fabric. You will see just how much in a few of the following photos. Most throw over or one piece slipcovers are made to go over an entire sofa or chair. Some...
Subrtex 2-Piece Print Jacquard Spandex Fabric Stretch Chair Slipcovers, Gray The resulting substance is highly viscous, and it must be diluted with a solvent before it can move on to the next step. When it is thin enough to work with, the prepolymer is loaded into a machine called a fibe...
You'd also need pieces for the top face of each arm, the insides and outsides of the arms, and to cover or go under the cushions. Part 2 Sewing the Slipcover 1 Sew together the top, bottom, and sides of the cushion covers. If you’re planning on covering the cushions, use a ...
This free zipper pouch pattern with a flat bottom (sometimes referred to as a gusset), is a part of my “learn to sew series.” A series of simple sewing projects aimed at helping you learn how to sew or improve your sewing skills! These zippered pouches are my “go-to” handmade gif...
I folded the chair pockets overabout 7″. You can adjust the depth of the two pockets if you like, but you don’t want them to overlap. Sew up the two side seams.I used my overlocker (serger) for this step. Without an overlocker, you would need to either zig zag the edge or ...
However, if I’d chosen one of the damask fabrics (like the cushion or pillow fabric), turning it sideways isn’t going to work. Instead, I would have had to sew two pieces of the 54″ wide fabric together to get a piece wide enough to cover the back of my 94″ couch. That’s...
bottom pieces to finish. Place your new pouf next to a chair in your living room where it can add a bit of color or stand in as an ottoman. You can also make a pair of DIY pouf ottomans and tuck them under a console table or on either side of the fireplace to use as extra ...
“Slipcovers are a simple way to update a traditional table and chairs for the holidays. They break up a room filled with wood and give the table a fresh and modern appeal. If you can’t sew, buy inexpensive pillowcases in your desired color and slip over the back of each chair. Tie...
Here is a peak at how the wood looked once stripped. I hope to have the chair completed this week and Reveal it in next week’s post. Maybe here would be a good place to insert the setup of such a project. Number one is have plenty of ventilation. Make sure the flooring of whereve...