Skirted, Button Back, Barrel Chair Set

This pair was originally created in 1968 or so.

With the barrel back, Full skirts, set in buttoned back cushions this pair is go to keep me on my toes.
As well as end cut 24 inch pattern.
This set used up a full 18 yards with no wasted fabric at all.

After removing lots of staples in tacks to get nice clean lines a frame inspection shows 50 years and this frame is still in great shape.

 The support strapping for the inside backs are different on each chair Time to pair them up properly.

 The outside arms still in good shape, but reinforced for generations to come.

Fresh cotton is a must throughout the reupholstery process.

 Fresh cotton underneath the decking handsewn in.

 A thin coat of cotton on the inside arms also.

 A good shop cleanup halfway through fitting the frames.

 The outsides are we enforced with webbing and a heavy weight upholstery fabric to help with Tailor up properly and not to bruise.

 Thin coat of cotton.

Mirror cut and set, of course.
With steam pressed seams.

 Quite a bit of stitching on these two t-cushions.
The present foam is of such good quality & so much life left, I steamed them back to original shape. There is no labor charges for freshening up the seat cushions for life, if they ever start looking lazy.

 Mirror cut and sewn Seat cushions looking from the top.

 And front

 And side

Skirts are always a challenge I made them an extra inch longer than the previous ones.

Backed & lined.

Sewn to the welting.

 mirror cut and set.

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Exact same tailoring on both fronts

From the seat cushion

To the decking

And the skirt.

 The design of the set in buttoned back cushion was definitely an advanced one.

Lots of tailoring and patterning to get these put up properly.

 Pairs of chairs are so nice!

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Designed & tailored by David Whiton Vose.

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