- 1). Remove the old fabric from the bucket chair if desired to get rid of any lingering smells or mold. Flip the chair upside down and pull any staples from the bottom using the staple puller. Work the fabric off of the base of the chair, up over the arms and off the top, pulling any additional staples as you go. Remove any additional fabric pieces which remain attached to the chair frame with scissors.
- 2). Determine the amount of fabric required by measuring the size of the fabric that was removed from the chair. Measure the various sides of the chair if you are not removing the old fabric and add up the area of each surface, cushion included. Add one extra yard to the final calculation regardless of which of these methods is used, in order to ensure that there is enough fabric in an unbroken strip to adequately cover the entire chair.
- 3). Position the center of the new fabric piece over the seat cushion. Tuck the fabric around the cushion tightly on all sides. Reach into the cracks around the seat cushion and determine the location of the wooden supports. Restretch the fabric tightly across the cushion and staple it in place along one side, deep within the crack.
- 4). Work the fabric around the cushion, tightening as much as possible and fastening with staples in the cracks. Finish with the front section by lifting the cushion slightly and stapling the fabric two inches underneath the cushion. Alternatively, leave the front section unattached if the cushion does not have a front crack.
- 5). Stretch the fabric tightly down the front of the chair and pull it underneath the chair. Staple it to the wooden frame on the base, about three inches from the edge of the chair. Cut off any excess fabric.
- 6). Stretch the fabric tightly over the arms and down the sides of the chair, and staple it to the underside of the chair about three inches back from the edge. Cut off all excess fabric.
- 7). Pull the fabric tightly up the back of the chair, over the top, and down the rear of the chair. Tuck any excess fabric along the corners of the chair into the fabric, which is already stretched tight, discreetly stapling it in place if necessary. Staple the final side of fabric to the bottom of the chair, about three inches from the edge and cut off all excess fabric.
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