First piece June 2011

This is a Regency Dining Chair, which was given to me by a friend to upholster.

I stripped it down, and took it to a two-day course at Assington Mill  

This was a lovely piece to start with - great straight lines. 

webbing and leanring to use the webbing stretcher...how many times did i thread it up wrong!

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.



scrim material, stuffing ties, regulating and finishing the corners



ensuring a smooth seat

adding a piece of felt...

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...

The finshed piece.