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Style, Stitch, Staple combines straightforward upholstery techniques with advice on choosing and styling fabrics to help the design-savvy reader transform even the most dilapidated furniture into gorgeous updated pieces. Packed full of fabric advice, yardage charts, upholstery tutorials, and case studies that feature salvaged and inexpensive furniture, this book is the perfect go-to-guide for the many sewers, designers, artists, and creative...
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Includes material on making, building, and/or installing stadium cushions, bench-seat covers, bucket seats, headrests, center armrests, vinyl tops, sim-con tops, quarter or Landau tops, convertible tops, headliners, door panels, carpets, boat seats, motorcycle seats, truck tonneau covers, van interiors, and street rod interiors.
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With 15 easy to follow, fabulously illustrated step-by-step projects, this is just what the beginning upholsterer needs. The first eight items--including a drop-in-bottom chair, overstuffed seat, and box cushion--teach the fundamental techniques required to tackle any upholstery task that might arise. After that, it's time to get more creative, with a beautiful Art Deco armchair, chaise longue, leather chesterfield, and more. Each project includes...
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Complemented by full-color photographs and step-by-step illustrations, a hands-on introduction to the art of upholstery explains how to transform old, worn-up furnishings into stylish, custom items for the home, with a collection of projects that include a cornice, Roman shades, dinner chair slipcover, and leather chair seat.
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"A complete resource for furniture upholstering, regardless of your abilities, with easy-to-follow, illustrated instructions explaining all the essential upholstery techniques, from covering buttons to stripping and upholstering entire chairs. Build your skills at your own pace, with advice on the basics such as choosing materials and tools for the job and estimating yardage, as well as more complex upholstering techniques. It features invaluable...
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"Upholstery: A Complete Course comprises an encyclopedic guide to the techniques & materials of the craft in addition to fascinating information on its history and development. With detailed pictures and illustrations by David James to help guide you, the old furniture needing an update will be brought back to life in no time."
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In a world where disposable furniture fabricated from stapled foam is becoming the depressing norm, this book teaches the classic principles of traditional upholstery using natural and sustainable materials - linen, horsehair, hessian and calico - to create furniture that you won't find in the shops.