The Little Upholsterer Blog
Not usually sad to see things go but because this one nostalgically took me back to my Nan in the late 70’s with her effortless style and classic chic …..I was somewhat reluctant to lug it out of the boot of my filthy VW Touran & into the beautiful drawing room @red_house_textiles #iansandersontextiles #redhousetextiles #ufford #suffolkupholstery #peasenhall #lettinggo #thelittleupholsterer
Bye bye my favourite chair!
…I’ve never been very good at parting with something we’ve restored….
#abrahammoon #suffolkupholstery #woolfabric #traditionalupholstery
Because Easter calls for pink walls, a bergere sofa, Andrew Martin fabric and Lama cushions…
This Ottoman/Large coffee table followed the same process as a dinning chair seat, but on a much larger scale. Once webbed, canvased I stitched hessian to the base leaving enough space around the edge to create the role and hold a large cushion in place.
Once I had created a firm role with several rows of stitching the piece was covered in canvas until the top cover had been chosen by the customer.
This piece was named the Corrina Ottoman and is now happily at home in the USA.
Welcome to The Little Upholsterer. I am based in Peasenhall, Suffolk and have a little shop on the high street here just near Emmetts Store. This site is about about my ideas, future work and establishing myself as a traditional upholsterer. Please feel free to browse the site (it’s still under construction), email me with any enquiries or pop down to see me at the shop. I can give you a quote for any upholstery work, furniture repairs or restoration you need doing.
One of 4 Louis vx style chairs to upholster. The modern upholstery (foam and rubber) was removed. Extremely hard wood to work with.
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| webbing and leanring to use the webbing stretcher…how many times did i thread it up wrong! |
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| adding the base hessian and bridle ties…and perfecting the slip knot. |
Only one roll was created along the front of the chair to create the sharpe lines associated with this style of chair.
Once the roll was created the seat is created. A series of stiches hold the animal hair in place.
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| scrim material, stuffing ties, regulating and finishing the corners |
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| ensuring a smooth seat |
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| adding a piece of felt… |
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| adding the cotton and sheet wadding… |
Always one to recycle material this piece of French silk was the perfect fit for this chair – well just, but there was no room for error…
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