Custom-Fit Slipcovers: Chairs
Offered By: Craftsy
Course Description
Overview
Description
Sew slipcovers that enhance your furniture instead of hiding it! Join pattern designer and sewing expert Cherie Killilea as she shares accessible techniques for draping and rough-cutting slipcovers that enliven any chair. Discover how to accurately measure furniture so that you can estimate yardage as you cover both a straight-backed dining chair and a cozy armchair. Choose from two hem options, for both everyday and formal finishes, and learn how to sew a zippered cushion cover to complete your armchair makeover. Plus, Cherie will share insider tips that make slipcovering a whole set of chairs infinitely easier! By the end of this class, you’ll feel empowered to breathe new life into your favorite furniture with fabric you love and a style that’s uniquely you.
Syllabus
- Class Preview
- Slipcover Considerations
- Dining Chair: Getting Started
- Dining Chair: Sides & Seat
- Finishing Options
- Armchair: Getting Started
- Armchair: Draping & Finishing
- Seat Cushion
Taught by
Cherie Killilea
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