Upholstery,Welt and Boxed Dining Chair,Part A

How to cut,sew,foam and upholster a new welt and boxed dining chair.
Part A

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• yourself
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• furniture
• chair
• frame
• foam
• cut
• sew

[avictorinowilson]

Do I need a welting foot to do this project? I just bought an old Rex upholstery machine.

[spiritedladyboutique]

No you don't need a welt foot. I sew without one.

Thanks

Craig

[suziebond06]

Hey Craig,

Would you recommend taking the old fabric off the wing back chairs? The chairs are in awesome condition, I'm not sure if I should buy some muslin and cut out pattern pieces from the muslin? It's almost a shame to take apart these chairs as the only reason I'm redoing them is they are the wrong color tones for the dining room they are going in.

[spiritedladyboutique]

Aiways take the old fabric off. It cam be used for patterns.

Thanks

Craig

[ducky1954]

Thanks for your video. My wife & I own a vinyl & leather repair business and we make restaurant booth covers with welting. Do you leave the welting foot on the machine or remove it and use the standard foot for the rest of your sewing?

Thanks.

[spiritedladyboutique]

I like the standard foot for most sewimg. Thanks

Craig

[Philscbx]

Wow, I'd do CSI on the boat covers to try to reverse engineer tactic & missed the process joining the ends anyway.

If I may suggest on future videos, some mini spot lights, maybe the better LED type (low heat) to mount near the needle / fabric zone.

I think the camera would have it easier processing a higher quality light.

Dual cameras front & rear of machine would be Hollywood for sure.

Then you'd end up on pay per view channel,

and bad idea, never mind.

Cheers, we like it here.

[LaCoinDog]

Craig!, I've watched all of your videos.

You have the best and most informative sewing videos on Youtube!

And, your the best instructor ever. Please make some more sewing videos. I'm trying to learn and theres no one in my area for me to take classes from.

Thanks a million my friend. You're the best!

[marioworldsky]

thank you man ,i like your videos

[TheEnglishViking1]

Sew the pipe to the panel, not to the border.

Believe me, I know. I've been doing it for 18 years.

[jacobsladderpa]

great video, I'm wondering what type of machine you're using, I just purchased a Consew 206RB but I'm having trouble sewing lighter weight upholstery fabric with it, too much puckering. I'm also having trouble sewing welted cushion where i want a nice sharp corner. Any suggestions would be great , thanks, rob

[suziebond06]

I just bought two wing back chairs and was delighted to come across these videos, I was so impressed by the video I purchased the two hour version. Craig makes it look so easy I am feeling confident in my ability to do this with his help via the video!

I'll post once I get started and let Craig and everyone know how I make out!