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Custom-Fit Slipcovers: Chairs

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Description Sew slipcovers that enhance your furniture instead of hiding it! Join pattern designer and sewing expert Cherie Killilea as she shares accessible techniques for draping and rough-cutting slipcovers that enliven any chair. Discover how to accurately measure furniture so that you can estimate yardage as you cover both a straight-backed dining chair and a cozy armchair. Choose from two hem options, for both everyday and formal finishes, and learn how to sew a zippered cushion cover to complete your armchair makeover. Plus, Cherie will share insider tips that make slipcovering a whole set of chairs infinitely easier! By the end of this class, you’ll feel empowered to breathe new life into your favorite furniture with fabric you love and a style that’s uniquely you.

Syllabus

  • Class Preview
  • Slipcover Considerations
  • Dining Chair: Getting Started
  • Dining Chair: Sides & Seat
  • Finishing Options
  • Armchair: Getting Started
  • Armchair: Draping & Finishing
  • Seat Cushion

Taught by

Cherie Killilea

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