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Sunday, May 1, 2016

Back In The Day

Back in the day all home furnishings were designed to be owner friendly.
In the sense that the wooden frames were designed to last a hundred years or more.  That the pieces were meant not to use an excessive amount of materials. That anyone with practice and intent could re-upholster them when the fabric needed freshening up.
 This frame is as tight as it was when assembled in about the 1970's.
The setting height is very nice & it's got some great lines & style to it.
Lots of staples to pull to get the lines smooth.
 And with a thick high striped chenille, this ones gonna be a challenge to keep up with the style.
 The base rubber stretch webbing has deteriorated, hardened & bagged out over the last 50 years or so.

 They sure ran some big staples in this webbing.
 Should be good to go for another 50.
Mirror tailoring is what I look out for.
It's been said that two wrongs make a right.
Sometimes thats true.
The inside arms & wings are sewn together before applying.
Lines nice and strait to wrap up the outside of the chair with the inside.
 Seams married, split & steamed.
 Mirror set wings.

 The back doesn't have a spring set, which is fine.I've added a fresh coat of full cotton to keep this comfortable and crisp.

The top of the wings.

The outsides are always a challenge to keep the lines straight.
 I had real nice success matching the inside striped with the outside stripes.
Over the arms & wing tops.
 Lots of fine tailoring getting the seat cushion matched all the way up.
 The down proof ticking I have seen last a hundred years or more.
Some more feathers is all thats needed.

 Little arm covers for that proud special arm fronts.
Top of the top follows on through.

 Planned ahead.
 What a nice piece.  With a great quality fabric.
Thanks for looking here.
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