louis xv style chair

One of 4 Louis vx style chairs to upholster. The modern upholstery (foam and rubber) was removed. Extremely hard wood to work with.

Once the webbing, base hessian, hair and scrim were added and regulated to start to form the seat rolls were created around the edge. To start with a blind stitch is used to pull the hair towards the sides of the seats then another stitch, the top stitch, is used to create the roll.

Corners - I found the corners very difficult on the the back of this piece because of its shape. A small v was cut either side of the back piece and then tucked around the seat.    

The arm uses exactly the same process as the seat.