Update your decor with new fabric for your chair pads. Covering your chair pads is a way to update your decor at little expense. Upholstery fabric choices are abundant, ranging from floral designs to stripes. If your chair pad is separate from the chair, you will need enough material to cover the top and bottom. For those pads that sit into the chair, called slip seats, you will need enough fabric to fold to the underside and staple. The type of chair pad you have determines how you figure the yardage. Remove the seat from the chair. Most seats are screwed in, so a screwdriver will work. Unscrew and pop out the seat. For those seats attached with a nut and bold, use the pliers to loosen the bolt. Turn the pliers to the left to loosen the screw. Measure the length of the seat. Using the tape measure, place the tape on the inside of the front of the seat. Guide it to the other side and stop on the inside of the back of the seat. Add 3 to 4 inches to your total. This allows enough fabric to fold under the chair for stapling.
You do not need to measure the width because the width of upholstery fabric is sufficient for the chair. Calculate how much fabric you will need. Fabric is sold by the yard, which is 36 inches. If your seat length is 27 inches, divide 36 into 27. The result is 0.75 or 3/4 of a yard. You will need 3/4 yard for each slip seat. Measure the length of the top of the chair pad from the front to the back of the chair. Add an additional 1 inch for a 3/8-inch seam allowance on each end. Double that number for the top and bottom of the chair. For example, if the chair length is 20 inches, add 1 inch for the seam allowance and then multiply by two. You need 42 inches of length for one chair pad. Measure the depth of the chair. Add an additional 1 inch for a 3/8-inch seam allowance you need to attach the gusset. The gusset is the rectangular strip of material that connects the top and bottom of the chair pad. If the depth is 2 inches, you need 3 inches for the gusset. Measure the perimeter of the chair pad.
Add 1 inch for seam allowance. This is the length of strip needed for the gusset. Calculate how many strips of fabric needed for the gusset. Most upholstery fabric is 54 inches wide, including the selvage or edging. Subtract 1 inch for each side to allow for cutting off the selvage. You now have 52-inch-wide fabric. Divide the 52 inches into your perimeter measurement for the gusset. If your gusset measurement is 65 inches, divide 52 into 65. The result is 1.25. You will need 1.25 yards for the gusset. Therefore, you will need to cut two strips for the gusset. If the gusset strip is 3 inches, you will need to factor in 6 inches. Total your length measurements and gusset measurements. For example, if you need 42 inches for the length of the pad, add that to the 6 inches for two gusset strips. You need 48 inches of material. If you need 48 inches of material, divide 36 into 48. The result is 1.3 yards of material for each chair. Things You Will Need Screwdriver Pliers Tape measure Calculator Tip Warning References Fabric Work Shop: Upholster a Slipseat Photo Credits PhotoObjects.net/PhotoObjects.net/Getty Images Suggest a Correction
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