Compact and refined with neatly tailored slender arms, Lincoln combines contemporary styling with classic comfort. Design your Parker Knoll This exclusively developed software will allow you to visualise your chosen fabrics on your Parker Knoll Sofa or Chair, helping you to create your suite of distinction. “Elegance is the beauty that never fades or goes out of style” “Great lines create beautiful furniture that will never go out of style”Parker Knoll is a quintessentially British company founded by Frederick Parker and Willi Knoll. Although the pair made chairs together and independently from 1869 onwards, the official Parker Knoll Company wasn't founded until 1931. Since Parker Knoll has been creating and selling chairs and sofas for decades, many of the pieces you will find today are in great condition but need to be upholstered due to wear and tear or just to fit in with a home's decor. A typical retro or wingback Parker Knoll chair requires seven yards of fabric to reupholster completely.
If you are new to upholstery or sewing, purchasing eight yards can ensure that you don't accidentally run out of fabric. If you have a matching ottoman, then an additional two yards of fabric is likely necessary. Top fabric types for these types of vintage chairs include cotton blends, wool blends, olefin, and acrylic. The print, pattern, or color is entirely up to your personal preference. Before you can reupholster the chair, you need to remove existing fabric and any padding. Using a flat-head screwdriver and a pair of needle nose pliers, remove all of the staples holding the existing fabric into place. The chair needs to be stripped completely of all fabric, leaving only the wood and the springs left on the frame. An exception to this may be if the foam on the chair is still in good condition. If the foam smells, disintegrates when you touch it, or isn't firm enough, remove it and purchase foam in the same size. If you need new foam for the chair, purchase pieces in the same measurements as the existing foam and replace.
You will need to staple the foam to the chair along the seat, the seat back, and on the arms, depending on the style of Parker Knoll chair you have. Next, polyester batting goes over the foam and is stapled as well. The batting adds an extra layer of insulation to the chair and helps to protect the foam. Reserve some of the batting for the back of the chair as well as the box cushion seat. The first fabric you will put on the Parker Knoll chair will be on the seat back. Cut your fabric to cover the front of the seat back, but add at least one inch around the perimeter as well. Cover the entire seat back with fabric, and then staple the extra fabric around the outer edges. Focus on making the front look smooth and professional, rather than the back, which will be covered up later and unseen after the upholstery is finished. One of the defining characteristics of many Parker Knoll chairs from the 1930s through to the 1990s is wings at the top of the seat back. You will need to add foam and batting and then staple on fabric, just as you did with the seat back.
One of the most time-consuming parts of reupholstering a Parker Knoll chair, or any similar armchair, is covering the back. It should be bare to start, with no foam or batting. Staple on a thin layer of polyester batting, being careful not to get too close to the edge. Then, staple on a piece of hessian, or thin brown upholstery fabric, onto the entire back of the seat back. Again, be sure not to get too close to the edge. Staple on a strip of cardboard tack around the perimeter of the back of the chair, getting as close as you can to the perimeter without going over. Finally, you can cover the seat back with your fabric of choice by stretching the fabric taut over the seat back and then pressing the tacks directly into the cardboard backing. The final step in reupholstering a Parker Knoll chair is making the box cushion that will serve as the seat. This is the only part of the process that will require a sewing machine. Create a standard cushion with six sides, and sew it together inside out with a zipper on the back edge.
Flip it right side out and stuff with a square piece of foam wrapped in batting. Zip it up and place on the seat for a completed Parker Knoll chair.By using this site you agree to the use of cookies.Making your Furniture Beautiful Again The benefits of loose covers are indisputable; there is no simpler or more practical way to refresh and revitalise your much loved furniture, giving your sofa or suite the new lease of life it needs. For over 50 years, Plumbs has been making quality made-to-measure loose covers for your furniture. During that time, we have covered virtually every type of cover on the market, including two-seater and three-seater sofa covers, armchair covers, stretch chairs covers and footstools from leading brand names such as Parker Knoll, Laura Ashley and Duresta. Watch below as one of our Home Consultants recovers this chair in one of Plumbs’ beautiful fabrics... The process is simple and practical; loose covers fit closely over your existing upholstery or can replace any existing loose covers that you may already have on your furniture.
You are simply recycling your sofa or suite using a quality hand crafted, British Made product, so you don’t have to let go of your favourite sofa because it no longer fits the style of your home! Loose Covers are extremely versatile; almost all of our loose covers are machine washable, which means you can wash and refit your covers for a fresh look, time after time. No mess, no fuss, and is perfect even if you like to regularly update the look of your home. After you have requested your free home visit, our fabulous Home Consultants will guide you through the process of choosing the right fabrics for your home. Your Home Consultant will then take measurements of your sofa or suite (up to 100-150 measurements will be taken for your designer loose covers) as well as photographs from every angle. These measurements and photographs will be sent to the drawing office who will create the patterns for your loose covers, before transferring them to a computer; traditional skills meet technological expertise to ensure a beautiful finish.