On the previous reupholstery post, I had finished sewing the new cover. Now I needed to attach the cover to the frame.
The first step was attaching some padding around the rim of the chair. If you remember from the beginning posts, I removed padding that had been stapled around the metal ring:
So I went out and bought a cheap, second hand quilt to use as the new padding.
I pulled the stuffing out of the quilt and stapled this around the metal ring.
Voila! Next, I added another layer of the old quilt to the seat of the chair and put padding over that last part of the metal you see in the front.
Then I started attaching the cover to the frame. First, I needed to cut some holes in the back of the burlap seat for the ties to reach through. This anchored the whole seat cover into place. Then I tied and stapled the rest of the ties in place.
After that, I had a friend help me to stretch the fabric over the padding and secured the seat cover in place with my staple gun.
Then I slowly went around the rim of the chair and lined the edge of the cover with staples.
I actually removed the first round of staples and replaced them with a neater row because I needed the space behind them to attach the last piece of the cover.
Now only the staples from attaching this piece were visible. Then I put the legs back on, and the chair was finished!!!
Up next, I will be making a wedding dress for a friend - it's a Halloween wedding and they will be dressing as Beetlejuice and Lydia!!! Stay tuned!
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