Upholstery can be daunting – but, doesn’t have to be! I took an online course created by @chairwhimsy (Wendy Conklin) and it approached upholstery with some simple chairs and worked my way to this settee.
My neighbor’s settee needing re upholstery is pictured below.
The piece looks to be about 100 years old based on the nails used to attach the fabric and the hay used for cushion.
The most challenging part of this project was removing the fabric. The nails were difficult to remove and especially without damaging the wood. I did some minor repair on the wood and fortunately the fabric covered the areas with damage.
I followed the step by step instructions in Wendy’s course and rebuilt the settee layer by layer! There was just enough fabric, so I was careful and practiced on scrap fabric first.
