Nice How To Reupholster A Leather Rocking Chair

Leather Upholstery Tutorial for antique rocking chairs and Morris Chairs.

How to reupholster a leather rocking chair. The first step is to start removing the old upholstery and in my case the lone remaining arm. How to sewing leather seat cushion for rocker rocking chair. Smooth out any wrinkles as you go so that the finished seat panel looks tight.

This chair seemed pretty damaged before but it turned out all it needed was a little attention. 15 yards upholstery vinyl of your choice. Jans comment from below Hubby loves loves loves this chair.

Staple the stretched fabric. Upholstery Techniques for Antique Rockers. The deconstruction is actually the most important part of the whole process.

Hardware piping etc 3 Make new fabric pieces by using the old ones as a pattern and replace batting and foam if necessary. Hubby had bought it to reupholster a Dukes of Hazard car he had purchased 25 years ago. A little story about the leather.

15 yards cotton batting. At a minimum if any stitching is involved youll need to get an industrial sewing machine as the one you use for day to day tasks will simply not be up to the task. Other than that though the selection of leather as a reupholstering material doesnt materially change the process.

Leather is a thicker material and it takes some specialized tools to work with. 34 yard 2 high density foam. Unfortunately the car was stolen last year and all hubby had left of it was this leather.