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The Emporia => House Beautiful => Topic started by: WildAtlanticWay on February 09, 2019, 14:25:24 PM
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[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] I’m hoping to put a cover on my chair as the cream one gets grubby easily. I ordered some curtain weight fabric online and it’s arrived so I can make a start.
The original cover is one long piece with a fold over cushion at the top and a flat section in the middle between the back and the seat pad.
I was originally thinking of just making a loose cover to fit over the existing cream cover but I’m not sure how to do it.
I usually make simple cushion covers by doing the envelope (no zips) style and hoping I can do something similar here.
Do you think that will work?
I could try adding zips but as I don’t have any long zips I’d have to order them online and wait until they arrived. I’d definitely appreciate advice on what sort of zips to buy.
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Could you use velcro to hold an envelope style cover closed? If it's behind the headrest section it should be out of the way.
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I was wondering about that too.
I think I’ve worked out that if I sew a long front cover that covers the seat and 2 back pieces with narrow openings at the back near the seat to slide in the original cover, it should be ok and not really noticeable. :P
If it works out ok, I’ll post a picture. 8)
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Did you manage to figure this out?
It's a nice chair, I'd be interested to see how you did it.
Jessie
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I would have just used the old cover as a pattern for a completely new cushion and kept a paper pattern for future use. It would be easy to replace every few years that way with fresh foam when needed - and no messing with adjusting a slip cover.
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I’ve made a rough copy of the cover by pinning the wrong side of the fabric around the original cover. I drew lines around the pins and then removed some of the pins so I could take the stripey cover off to sew it.
It still needs a few finishing touches but I’m quite happy with how it works for now. I’ve not used any zips or fastenings as it’s essentially a big envelope style cushion cover.
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*wow* I like the Ikea products, but this is a really good improvement!!! 0_0 Congratulations!!!