Tradition With A Garden Flair

This is a great example of a pair of chairs that has stood the test of time, 12 years of everyday use. Originally tailored up with quality upholstery grade fabric. With quality stuffings there was no restoration work to do. 

After removing lots of staples to get the frames clean, Time to hand sew the decking and nosing into the spring front bases.

A thin coat of cotton helps everything Tailor up Nice and clean.

With the old fabrics stripped I added a touch of cotton on the top of the arms to keep the lines crisp.

The design of these club chairs has the arm front templates very proud. I added some small nosing to help improve the tailoring.

The outside arms and backs are lined and set with a thin coat of cotton.

This pair deserves an extra good quality dust cover.

Nice clean intersections.

Mirror tailored arm fronts, left and right.

And again mirror cut Seat cushions and nosings.

Look carefully below and you can see the mirror cut surged arm covers.

Pairs of chairs are so nice.

And this couple is ready to serve.

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Wing Back In The Day

Back in the day parlor seating was made to be friendly. This Frame with quality stuffings has stood daily use for maybe 50 years. It has been passed down and stayed in a family & in service for three generations now.

The owners chose a nice deep rich tapestry. I described the fabric as casual, but oozes with richness from my fabric library.

 I am never afraid to get out my hide glue and clamps. This frame has a little bit of play in it. The number one rule for repairing frames is to do no damage. It is holding up just fine with the slight play and it's the right thing to do to leave it be.

 This old timer never had a staple take into it. Most of all the upholstery tacks are removed to keep nice straight simple lines.

The insides taken down for a good inspection. The arm tops needed rebuilding, with all the horse hair retained.

 The outsides backed and lined with a thin coat of cotton.

 Of course proud set welting to draw out the frame lines.

 Nice clean intersections.

A set of surged, deep fitting arm covers included.

 An antimacassar was requested. The name comes from Macassar tree oil ,which the oil was used by men back in the day in their hair. The oils would stain fabrics.

Patterned matched.

 Pleated in the back to help it stay in place.

 I used Quality 2635 foam with a sick poly wrap glued on for the seat cushion.

What a nice sitting height the chair has.

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