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Cover the armrest insides with new foam and fabric 15 Place pieces of foam onto the armrests. Staple down on the outside at a few points to keep it in place. Smooth out the foam on the insides of the armrests, bundle up excess foam at the corner and staple down on the outside. Push the foam through between the base (seat) and armrests and staple down at the underside of the chair to the wood. Cut off the excess foam at the outsides to have foam only on the insides of the armrests. 16 Glue batting onto the armrests, push the excess through the gaps between the armrests and base and cut off any excess on the outsides of the armrests. The armrests are ready to be covered. TIP If the fabric has a nap, such as the velvet we chose, you must prepare the fabric carefully before you cut it.
Measure the fabric for the armrests 17 To measure the height of the armrests, fold the measuring tape around the widest part of the armrest
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How to work with the nap: First decide which side of the fabric must be at the top end. The nap must run from left to right. If you slide your fingers against the nap (from right to left) and it makes a ‘bruise’ on the fabric, you know it is correct. Now mark the top end and lie the fabric on a flat table that has a perfect square or rectangular shape. Bring the corner of the fabric in line with the corner of the table and make sure the nap lines are in line with the table edge.
at the back where it meets the backrest and measure over the top up to the same point. To measure the width, fold the measuring tape from the back around the front part of the armrest and to the back again where the wooden part of the backrest starts. 18 Now cut the fabric for the armrests. Before you place the fabric onto the armrests, mark the centre points of the two pieces of fabric by cutting a small slit into the middle of the top and bottom ends. These slits must align with the middle of the top and bottom ends of the armrests. 19 Place the fabric onto the armrests and staple it down to hold it in position. Pull the corners at the fronts of the armrests taut so that the fabric is
smooth over the insides of the armrests. Pull taut to the back against the backrest and staple down. Cut V-shaped slits into the bottom end of the fabric so that the loose ends can be pushed past the wooden frame, and staple it to the wooden base.
IMPORTANT When you push the fabric through the gaps, make sure that you push it underneath the piping, to prevent the piping from moving upwards when you sit on the chair.
20 Make small pleats to bundle up the excess fabric on the outsides and staple down. Now pull taut the fabric on the upper side of the armrest, fold it over
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