Upholstery and Fabrics - Dining room seat bottoms
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cindy mitchell
05-17-04, 02:34 PM
I recently purchased 3 oak dining chairs. They dont have a seat in them, how would I go about making a seat pattern to re-upholster the seats? Would I make it to fit in the chair frame or ON the frame?
After it is upholstered how do I connect it to the frame? :)
After it is upholstered how do I connect it to the frame? :)
Annette
05-18-04, 11:18 AM
hi! thanks for your question. i've moved it to the Upholstery forum, since the pro's who do upholstery work would be the ones that will know the answer.
in the meantime, i'll take a stab at it. i believe the seat sits on TOP of the framework for maximum support. if it were me, i'd look at some chairs that DO have an upholstered seat & see how they're made. then i'd get some poster board and set it on top of a chair and draw around the shape of the seat from underneath, then cut it out & use it as a template to cut some plywood to the right size. then you'll need some dense foam, and some fluffy batting, and about a 1/2 yard of fabric per seat (depending on the size - measure to be sure), and a staple gun. then you can secure the seat to the frame with a long enough screw that will go thru some part of the chair frame and up into the seat. (you may need to drill a hole in the frame first, then screw the two together.)
i've seen it done a million times on TV and i've done it once myself, but that was REupholstering existing seats. i think it's a fairly easy project. hopefully a real pro will come along & verify if this info is right or not!
good luck! :)
in the meantime, i'll take a stab at it. i believe the seat sits on TOP of the framework for maximum support. if it were me, i'd look at some chairs that DO have an upholstered seat & see how they're made. then i'd get some poster board and set it on top of a chair and draw around the shape of the seat from underneath, then cut it out & use it as a template to cut some plywood to the right size. then you'll need some dense foam, and some fluffy batting, and about a 1/2 yard of fabric per seat (depending on the size - measure to be sure), and a staple gun. then you can secure the seat to the frame with a long enough screw that will go thru some part of the chair frame and up into the seat. (you may need to drill a hole in the frame first, then screw the two together.)
i've seen it done a million times on TV and i've done it once myself, but that was REupholstering existing seats. i think it's a fairly easy project. hopefully a real pro will come along & verify if this info is right or not!
good luck! :)
mrlynn
05-30-04, 04:55 AM
Annette has it pretty much right. Plywood should be the same size as the outside of the frame and 1/2" thick. If you put foam on it, be carefull it is not too thick as that will make the chair seat too tall for comfort. Cotton batting can also be used for padding and should be available at your local upholstery shop. If you do not have a stapple gun, upholstery tacks are available at any hardware store.
I hope this is some help.
I hope this is some help.