Upholstery New Hampshire Style

This couple has some really nice lines and size.  There are a lot of smaller frame wing backs with shy wings.  These are a great example of a pair of wing backs with good size and lines.

 After pulling lots of layers of staples and tacks, and freshened up the exposed wood.  Time to plot and cut a nice soft cherry color fabric that has a width of 108 inch width that came from a custom fabric house in San Francisco.

 Fresh cotton really helps set this pair up for years to come.

 These double rolled arms sure take a lot of tailoring.

Same with the wings.

The fabric is soft & subtle but sure shows any tailoring flaw.

 Lots of angles to these sleek wings.  A common mistake made by upholsterers is to overstuff the frame which loses the lines made by the frame builder.

 Backed & lined outsides help keep ones living area quiet.

 Nice clean complex intersections.

 Wing backs.

The best daily chair designed hundreds of years ago & still #1.

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Colonial Loveseat Upholstery In New Hampshire

I'd say this little beauty is a solid 50 years old. A little bit of restoration and it will be good for another few decades.

 A few screws in this solid oak frame to hold things in place.

 The owner chose a in stock herringbone fabric.

Lots of pieces of fabric to cut off for this colonial piece.

 And rebuild the front nosing.

 Fresh coats of cotton is the way to go.

 The outsides backed & lined.

The skirts steamed, backed, surged and lined.

 9 inch skirts

 A lot going on at the interceptions.

Nice and clean and sharp.

New quality crafted seat cushions.

 A divider in the decking helps for a nice job.

 A pair of deep fitted surged arm covers.

 This old timer is ready to serve.

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New Hampshire Upholstery Is An Art

This French Provincial really has a nice solid frame.

The owner put several coats of quality paint on the exposed woodand I pulled lots of staples to get a clean smooth stapling line.

The owners chose a black cotton fabric from Philadelphia.

I gave a number of 5 yards to get this job done.

Fresh coat of thin cotton throughout.

 Hand sewn deck to nosing.

 With double piping throughout the staple line must be thin and constant.

 A black dust liner is the right thing to do on the inside back and inside arms & wings.

 X-ray vision sure comes in handy!

Lots of detail work with no room for mistakes.

 The right amount of glue is sure important when applying the double piping trim.

 The original seat cushion is a high end marshall unit (springs) with a wire frame edge with lots of life left in it.

 Complete & ready to serve.

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