DIY Torture (i.e. Reupholstering a Wingback Chair, Part 2)

Day 10

Sew seat piece together with pleating 

Day 11

Staple seat piece to chair 

Day 12
Staple left arm piece to chair

Day 13

Staple left wing, start right arm 

Day 14

Finish right arm, right wing

Day 15
Staple on inside back and piping around sides and back 

Day 16

Remove fabric from little front of arm pieces (meant to cover up staples, and no, I have no idea what they're really called) 

Day 17

Trial and error with nails on arm fronts. It may seem silly, but these little arm pieces gave us a lot of grief. The first time, I tried to use nails that were too small, so they bent when we tried to put them in and we had to start over since the nails had to go in before it's covered in fabric. Bigger nails were used next time around. Also, since they are curved, the fabric must be put on while the pieces are tightly curved. We ended up wrapping them around a rolling pin while stapling on the fabric for a nice tight bend.

Day 18

Attach sides of chair using ply grip, metal teeth, and staples (see this video on how to use ply grip)

We had to use a mechanical pencil tip to push the little spikes out on the ply grip since we just reused it from the original upholstery.

Almost there . . .

Day 19

Attach outside back using ply grip, metal teeth, and staples 

Day 20

Staple fabric onto arm fronts & nail to chair (Success, finally, with two larger nails on each piece)
Staple piping along chair bottom

Done!

I can finally move on and get the visions of upholstery to stop dancing in my head now. And I've got a nice chair and an ottoman to show for it.

If you actually made it to the end of this post, congratulations. I think that means you have what it takes to get to the end of an upholstery project.