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I am needing to reupholster my dining chairs, and I found some fabric that I really love. It is woven cotton (quilting weight). Can it be used for the dining chairs if I use a protective treatment on it to protect it?
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Quilting fabric is not meant to use for upholstery purposes as it will not resist the constant wear and will stain easily, shortening it's life span quite a bit. However, if you really love the fabric, you most certainly can use a heavier gauge clear plastic vinyl over the quilting fabric for a long life and wipe clean feature. I used vinyl on my kitchen chairs and quite frankly, it lasted so long that I actually tired of the fabric and it was in like new condition when I redecorated.
Even if you change your mind and use upholstery fabric, you really do not need much fabric. Home Decorating fabric is 54" wide. You will need 2/3 of a yard/24" of fabric for every two chairs. A 54"w , 24"l piece of fabric cut in half will net you two 27"x 24" chair tops. So, you will only need 1 1/3 yards per every four chairs, believe it or not. So, it is affordable.
If you get on the JoAnn Fabric mailing list or e-mail list, you get a 40% off coupon you can use in store or on line.
Quilting fabric is not meant to use for upholstery purposes as it will not resist the constant wear and will stain easily, shortening it's life span quite a bit. However, if you really love the fabric, you most certainly can use a heavier gauge clear plastic vinyl over the quilting fabric for a long life and wipe clean feature. I used vinyl on my kitchen chairs and quite frankly, it lasted so long that I actually tired of the fabric and it was in like new condition when I redecorated.
Even if you change your mind and use upholstery fabric, you really do not need much fabric. Home Decorating fabric is 54" wide. You will need 2/3 of a yard/24" of fabric for every two chairs. A 54"w , 24"l piece of fabric cut in half will net you two 27"x 24" chair tops. So, you will only need 1 1/3 yards per every four chairs, believe it or not. So, it is affordable.
If you get on the JoAnn Fabric mailing list or e-mail list, you get a 40% off coupon you can use in store or on line.
reupholstery dining chairs?
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I'm not sure if you are asking if its possible or asking for recommendations on what fabric to use. You can reupholster chairs. It's easy. Buy enough fabric to cover the seat plus about 3 inches on all sides. You can either remove the old fabric or cover over it but I recommend removing the old fabric.
Remove the chair pad from the chair, lay it upside down on your fabric and cut around the pad making sure there is at least 3 inches all around (or enough so that when you pull it up and over the side of the pad it will extend on to the base board buy about two inches). Then use a staple gun and staple the fabric to the board. Be sure to use the right size staple and press firmly on the top of the staple gun so that the staples impact flush with the seat board. If you leave any of the staples "standing up" it will not hold the fabric in place as people sit and move around on the seat. The fabric will then start stretching and the cover will get loose and wrinkly looking on top.
If you're covering square seats, start by pulling up the fabric in the center of one of the sides, pull taught and staple. It's important that you pull the fabric tight up over the cushion, otherwise you will get a sloppy looking top of the cushion. Then move down a few inches and staple again. The idea here is to start at the center of each side and move down left then right so that all the "extra" fabric ends up at the corners. When you reach a corner "miter" it by pulling on the point so that it straightens out then gathering it up so that it pulls together nicely at the corner. This is hard to explain in text. Experiment with it until you get a nice gathered corner.
Microfiber suede (100% polyester) is an excellent choice for fabric. It looks plush because of the "suede" texture. I have them on my chairs and any spills or spots just wipe off with WATER! I have little kids too and I have had them on the chairs for two years now and the fabric still looks new!
Here is one link that sells the microfiber suede decorator weight fabric:
http://www.fashionfabricsclub.com/searchâ¦
Here is another one that offers more colors but is more expensive.
http://www.designslc.com/pasumi.html
And finally this link has some prints that are nice.
http://www.housefabric.com/categorysubviâ¦
Microsuede decorator weight fabric is also available at any fabric store like Joann's etc. Do not use the kind of fabric that is used to make clothing. It will fade, fray and stain very easily. Look for a heavier weight "decorator" or upholstery fabric.
I'm not sure if you are asking if its possible or asking for recommendations on what fabric to use. You can reupholster chairs. It's easy. Buy enough fabric to cover the seat plus about 3 inches on all sides. You can either remove the old fabric or cover over it but I recommend removing the old fabric.
Remove the chair pad from the chair, lay it upside down on your fabric and cut around the pad making sure there is at least 3 inches all around (or enough so that when you pull it up and over the side of the pad it will extend on to the base board buy about two inches). Then use a staple gun and staple the fabric to the board. Be sure to use the right size staple and press firmly on the top of the staple gun so that the staples impact flush with the seat board. If you leave any of the staples "standing up" it will not hold the fabric in place as people sit and move around on the seat. The fabric will then start stretching and the cover will get loose and wrinkly looking on top.
If you're covering square seats, start by pulling up the fabric in the center of one of the sides, pull taught and staple. It's important that you pull the fabric tight up over the cushion, otherwise you will get a sloppy looking top of the cushion. Then move down a few inches and staple again. The idea here is to start at the center of each side and move down left then right so that all the "extra" fabric ends up at the corners. When you reach a corner "miter" it by pulling on the point so that it straightens out then gathering it up so that it pulls together nicely at the corner. This is hard to explain in text. Experiment with it until you get a nice gathered corner.
Microfiber suede (100% polyester) is an excellent choice for fabric. It looks plush because of the "suede" texture. I have them on my chairs and any spills or spots just wipe off with WATER! I have little kids too and I have had them on the chairs for two years now and the fabric still looks new!
Here is one link that sells the microfiber suede decorator weight fabric:
http://www.fashionfabricsclub.com/searchâ¦
Here is another one that offers more colors but is more expensive.
http://www.designslc.com/pasumi.html
And finally this link has some prints that are nice.
http://www.housefabric.com/categorysubviâ¦
Microsuede decorator weight fabric is also available at any fabric store like Joann's etc. Do not use the kind of fabric that is used to make clothing. It will fade, fray and stain very easily. Look for a heavier weight "decorator" or upholstery fabric.
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