- 1). Unscrew the chair seat from the chair.
- 2). Using a hammer claw or a small pry bar, remove the tacks or staples that are holding the upholstery to the seat frame.
- 3). Using the old covering as a guide, cut a new seat cover roughly to size with upholstery scissors or sharp fabric scissors.
- 4). Cut new batting (padding) using the same guide.
- 5). Apply spray adhesive (available at hardware and home supply stores) to the seat base.
- 6
Press the batting to the adhesive on the chair base (see A). - 7). Center the fabric over the batting.
- 8). Turn over the batting and chair base, now one unit.
- 9). Pull the fabric taut, taking care to center or balance striped or patterned upholstery over the seat base. Then cut the fabric, leaving an overlap for nailing to the seat.
- 10
Using a tack hammer, tap in upholstery tacks (available at fabric and home supply stores) every few inches (about 8 cm) along each side of the underside of the newly made seat cushion (see B). - 11
Turn the cushion back over and screw it back into the chair.
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