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starting in the front at the guideline. Staple down and pull taut to the back at an angle, fold around the base at the back and staple down. Now staple the two last webbing bands to one side of the chair (fold around the base of the chair), weave over and under the other webbing bands to the other side and staple down. Cut off the excess webbing.
Placing the new foam on the seat 3 Place a piece of polypropylene on the seat. Measure the surface area of the seat and add approximately 15cm to the back. Staple the polypropylene to the front along the guideline, then cut slits in the back so that it can be pushed through the wooden frame. Staple at the back and trim the excess. 4 Now measure the seat’s surface area for the foam seat.
GOOD IDEA It is best to first glue a smaller piece of foam (thinner than the seat foam) in the middle of the seat for extra firmness and to prevent the seat
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sagging later. Measure a border of 10cm in from the guideline. Cut the smaller foam to fit this circle and glue it down. 5 Measure the width and length of your seat. Cut the foam in a block form according to the measurements. Place it on the seat to ensure there are no gaps at the sides between the foam, armrests and backrest. Push the corners at the back of the foam in between the backrest and base so that the foam fits snugly against the backrest. Follow the curve of the backrest and draw a line on the foam. Remove the cushion, draw the line slightly wider and cut the foam with a knife. Put the foam back onto the seat and push it snugly against the back. Cut it off in line with the chair front. Spray glue to the underside of the foam, as well as the smaller foam and polypropylene, and glue down. TIP Wait about two minutes for the glue to dry before you glue down the large foam, to ensure a stronger bond.
Cover the front with foam 6 Firstly, cover the wooden panel in the
front with a strip of polypropylene.
TIP Work from the top downwards – first staple the top edge of the polypropylene, so you can pull it downwards until it is taut and then staple it down. 7 Measure and glue the new foam for the front of the chair. Fold the edges of the base and front together by spraying glue on both and pinching them with your thumb and index finger. For the corners at the armrests, fold in the foam under the armrest. 8 Glue the batting onto the base and at the front.
Cover the base and front 9 Now take the measurements for the upholstery fabric. TIP It is more difficult to reupholster the chair with printed fabric as the pattern must be placed correctly.
Measure the front 10 For the height, measure from the bottom edge of the base (fold in your measuring tape approximately 3cm
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