Utah Shakespeare Festival:
COMEDY OF ERRORS : Designer - Viki Smith
This tufted heart shaped chair needed to be reupholstered in a red velour redoing the deep button tufting of seat and back.
Once I started removing the fabric I discovered that there was no seat bottom or webbing.The original foam was also dried out and crumbling into powder.
I constructed a whole new seat with plywood, 1"
foam and cotton batting.
Tufting holes were marked out on the plywood seat and drilled before spray adhering down foam cut to size. The seat back and cotton fill was in good enough condition to reuse.
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| Starting the tufting from center |
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| Working down to the heart point. |
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| Triming stage. |
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Since I built a new seat, I could tuft it while it was not attached to the frame. I had to make sure that there was enough fabric on it's sides to be able to complete the upholstery job.
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| Size #22 buttons I made for the tufting can be seen on the pin caddy. I used a popsical stick during this process to help set the tuft fabric overlaps. |
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| Front channels were cut in the foam on front and back to replicate the original look. |
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| Batting also added along edges to give rounded softer look under the fabric. |
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| Working the fabric into wanted shapes and locations. |
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| Back view process shot. |
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| Bottom and back view before coverings added. |
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| Finished chair with red gimp. |
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| Finished chair ready to go to rehearsal. |
