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Lay over a sheet of 2 oz or 4 oz polyester.
It is now ready for the fabric. This is where we left the job in part 1 of our instructions.
11.
Measure your seat in two directions. First
the width at its widest point and then the measurement
from front to back taking the measure
about 70mm in from the edge on the bottom.
12. Decide where you would like the centre of the pattern of your fabric to be. This may be the centre of a flower of a particular coloured stripe. My fabric has a twirling self coloured pattern which unfortunately is not so clear in these photographs. Mark this with cross pins and then measure a square of fabric out from this point eg. If your width should be 600mm make a mark 300mm from either side of the pins. Likewise with your depth.
IMPORTANT NOTE
It is best practice to use the selvedge of your fabric at the sides of your chair.
In other words with the weft running from left to right. If there is a pile to your fabric make sure that it runs smooth from back to front of the seat.
This means that when you run your hand from
the back to front of the seat it will flatten the pile.
 13.
Mark your square of fabric with chalk and cut it out.
TIP -
If you are covering more than one seat,
cut all the fabric at the same time.
This way you can cut each piece on exactly the
same section of the fabric's pattern so that
all your seats will match. This is especially important
when a fabric has a strong pattern or colours.
14.
Fold your fabric in half vertically and make a
tiny 'V' cut on the centre line, top and bottom.
Copy this to all pieces you have cut.
15.
Put a chalk arrow with a 'B' on the reverse indicating which is the back of your fabric.
16.
Mark the centre of your seat on the base and run a pencil line down the centre the
length of the seat.
Mark the centre of your seat on the base and run a pencil line down the centre the
length of the seat.
17.
Place the fabric face down on the bench and lay the
seat on top with the base upwards.
Make sure that the two snips that you made in the
fabric are perfectly in line with the centre line on the
seat.
Note: Make sure the arrow on the back of the fabric indicating the back is pointing in the
right direction.
18. Start stapling or tacking the back into place.
Always start from the centre off the seat and work
towards each corner.
Do not fix too close to the corners at this stage.
Smooth the fabric with your hand over the front
of the seat and fix the front in the same way
19. Next fix the sides in the same way as the
front and back. Trim off excess at sides
where seat tapers.
Please now go to Part 3 to finish your project.
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