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31 When all the buttons are attached, smooth the fabric out at the top corners of the backrest. Bring the fabric together at the back of the frame of the backrest by folding small pleats and staple it down. When you reach the start of the armrests, cut a V shape in the fabric of the backrest, fold the edges over the foam at the back and pull taut towards the back, while folding in the fabric underneath the cushion of the backrest. 32 Now cut V shapes in the fabric against the base, push the fabric through and staple along the underside to the wood. Attach the piping by folding it around the underside of the base and staple it along the edge of the wood. It must run in a straight line from the base up to the corner of the armrest in front. TIP Cut slits in the loose side of the piping fabric to fold around the curves of the backrest with ease. When the stapling of the piping is complete, staple the loose end to the underside of the base. 33 Now attach a curve grip. Measure it to the length of the piping and staple down all along the piping (staple down
on the flat section with the teeth facing to the inside). Hammer down.
Cover the back of the chair 34 Use a piece of lining fabric to make a pattern for the back of the chair. Cut the lining to more or less the correct size and staple down to keep in place. Pull taut and staple down on the underside. Use coloured blackboard chalk to draw a line all along the piping on the lining. Remove the lining, add 3cm to the outline of the lining and draw the new outline on the lining. Fold the pattern in half to find the centre and mark with a pen. Staple polypropylene to the back of the chair, all along the inside of the curve grip. Glue two layers of batting onto the polypropylene. Now cut the fabric.
NOTE Use the lining pattern as a guideline, but don’t cut the fabric according to that, because it won’t have a perfect fit for the back of the chair because of the curve. Use the outer
outline of the lining you have marked with a pen to measure out a square (for example, 1m wide and 1m long) on the fabric. Remember to lay out the fabric with the nap straight.
35 When you have cut the fabric square, fold it in half and mark the centre. Now centre the fabric on the back of the chair and staple it down in the middle at the top edge. 36 Pull the fabric taut to the front on both sides and staple down to keep in place. (Cut slits in the fabric to fit around the legs of the chair.) Cut the fabric to take on the shape of the back of the chair. Begin by cutting all along the piping, making sure you leave an extra 5mm fabric alongside the piping to fold into the curve grip. Use a flat screwdriver to fold the fabric into the curve grip, then hammer the curve grip flat. Pull taut towards the underside and staple down. 37 Cover the underside of the chair with a layer of polypropylene. Voilà, your French chair is now as good as new!
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