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Slipcover your wingback arm seams with this easy pin-fit method. Use it on your rolled-arm wingback chair to shape, pin, and cut fabric smoothly over the outer arms for a great fit. I love the look of a slipcovered wingback armchair, especially the traditional styles with curvy wings, a rounded top, soft tucks, and timeless…
Pin fitting a simple slipcover for most classic armchairs takes only 6 steps. Get inspired! See how I pinned each section of my outdated swivel chair to create an easy canvas cover. Earlier this year I gave the fussy, old swivel chair you see below a big makeover with a very simple, contemporary slipcover. I…
Dress up your dining chairs with pretty custom covers that will welcome family and friends to the table. Whether you dine inside or alfresco, these lovely slipcover designs will spark ideas galore. Gingham dining chair pads by The Slipcover Maker I recently enjoyed dinner outside at a friend’s home. It was pleasant fall evening, perfect…
Mary, from Florida, wanted to her pair of club chair slipcovers copied in a casual fabric that would hide dark pet hair. Hunter Green duck cloth was the perfect choice. I used Big Duck’s 10 oz. cotton canvas (duck). This medium weight fabric softens up nicely with wash. When you preshrink the yardage in jumbo size washers and driers you’ll…
My workroom was filled with English rolled arm furniture this month. I made comfy, casual slipcovers for a couple of chairs, a love seat, a very large tufted ottoman and a sofa with white washed denim. These classic pieces are in great shape considering they are 10+ years old. All they needed was an update. Heavy weight white denim…
Here’s a twist on a natural color slipcover. Instead of basic canvas or twill, my customer chose a diamond-textured matelasse fabric. The matelasse is a soft, thick cotton fabric, which has great coverage. It blankets the chair beautifully, hiding the outdated blue plaid upholstery. This slipcover makeover gives an elegant yet cozy look to this pretty wingback…