Iron Back Odessey: Chapter Two November 18, 2015 20:58
The Ironback Build:Helen has been busy getting the base of the Ironback upholstery into place. Lots of stitching, lots of measuring, lots of stuffing....
Have a look at Val's Ironback to see where all this beautiful work is headed! |
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The frame was fairly rusty so first it needed sanding down. |
| Then the frame was ‘mummified’ with calico to protect the metal and prevent wear and tear. |
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A strong hessian base is stitched to the frame and locked tightly round the outside frame. Being metal no tacks or staples – everything has to be sewn on. |
| The legs are looking a bit sorry so before I go any further I clean them of their years of accumulated dirt lightly stain them and wax them back to looking a little more as they were meant to be. |
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Now I’ve got a base I can create the lumbar support with fibre and a little hair. This is stitched to the hessian base. |
| Next job is to create the outside roll which takes much longer than I expected. It’s time consuming trying to get a uniform size all the way round the chair and takes a lot of stuffing then pinning, then re stuffing and re pinning . |
| Finally it looks reasonable and I can begin to stitch round the outside back. |
| More later |