Making a new pattern from an old slipcover doesn’t seem daunting, and it isn’t if you pay attention to just a few things when you’re doing it. Here are some quick tips to get you sewing right away.
* Get a marker and label each piece (OB-outside back, LOA-left outside arm, and so on)
* Take a photograph of the entire chair
* Remove the slipcover
* Use a seam ripper to take the slipcover apart
* Press all pieces flat
* Layout pieces on your new fabric, cut out
* Stitch together just like the old one
* Clip curved seams
* Optional: Use velcro or ties instead of a zipper
* Optional: Change the skirt from a pleated to boxed or vice versa. Or, completely leave the skirt off and sew a piece of cording around the bottom
Tags: chairs, slipcovers
