How To Make Slip Covers For Sofa

Make sure to remove the pins as you sew along and be careful as you are sure to poke yourself once or twice so keep some band-aids handy. Reupholster Furniture Furniture Slipcovers Slipcovers For Chairs Recover Chairs Custom Slipcovers Chair Redo Diy Chair Home Decor Colors Colorful Decor.

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And the other side is pulled down your arm and tucked underneath your sofa.

How to make slip covers for sofa. Drap fabric over sections of the sofa to create a template of what needs to be cut. With all your pieces pinned together your next step is sewing. Remove the seat and back cushions and position as many drapery panels as needed over the sofa frame ensuring that the fabric is equally distributed all the way around.

Here is a tutorial with pictures to walk you through the process of creating a custom sofa slipcover for your cou. So what youre doing here is basically snagging the corner of the arm with the fitted sheet then tucking it in underneath the seat cushion. You can go to the store and buy a slipcover pattern that loosely conforms to the dimensions of your piece of furniture but making your own pattern allows you to get your slipcovers curves contours width and length just right.

Its good practice to also preshrink all the materials youll be using to make your slipcover such as the zip any trim or welt cord. Tuck the fabric tightly into crevices at the sides and back. Kimberley at Kims Upholstery Greenfield MA demonstrates the art of pinning a slipcover on an uphols.

Once dry press the fabric with the lengthwise grain. Use the old cushion as a template to create new cushion covers. Once you get the fabric measured traced and cut youll also need to pin it together using some straight pins.

Your slipcover is ready to be sewn. Muslin is a terrific fabric for slipcover planning. Do this on both arms.

While youre at it make sure you have a pencil sharpener too. So this is not a regular step-by-step tutorial per sei because each sofa is different so as I create my slipcover I explain what you need to pay attention to how to measure each piece and how to deal with different obstacles along the process. Wash the fabric and create a sewing station by the sofa.

I look forward to seeing your slipcover projects. One of the main things to consider is where you will sew your slipcover. Fabric tends to dull pencils very quickly.

Felt for anti-slip Thread. Sew pieces together as you go along. Fashion a slipcover for a sofa with drapes that you are no longer using.

Size may vary depending on what sofa youre doing this on. Youll need to mark and trace onto the fabric and to do that I use my favorite pencils.

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