Practical Upholstery

Upholstery is the work of providing furniture, especially seats, with padding, springs, webbing, and fabric or leather covers. This antique book contains a detailed handbook on home upholstery, complete with a plethora of helpful diagrams and easy-to-follow instructions. The perfect guide for those with little or no previous experience, this guide will be of great interest to those looking to restore furniture and makes for a great addition to collections of DIY literature. The chapters of this book include: Pincushion-Stuffed Small Chair, Pincushion-Stuffed Seat, Top-Stuffed Small Chair, Spring-Stuffed Chair, Dining-Room Carvers Chair, Sheraton Easy Chair, Tub Easy Chair, Spring-Stuffed Arm and Seat-Edge Easy Chair, Drop-End Chesterfield Settee, Repairing and Re-Upholstering an Easy Chair, and the many more. We are proud to republish this text now complete with a new introduction on the history of upholstery.