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<\/a>Here’s the “before” photo on the first day of class.\u00c2\u00a0 Mom and I estimate that it was likely part of the home furnishings my great-grandparents purchased when they married and set up housekeeping in the 1920’s – 1930’s.\u00c2\u00a0 We also estimate that the chair was reupholstered sometime mid-century (before her memory, anyway) and that the fabric shown here was the “new” fabric at that time.<\/p>\n<\/a>The blue striped fabric is assumed to be the original upholstery fabric. The darker blue around the edges of this remnant is the original color, the lighter blue shows the degree of fading and wear.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>The naked chair frame, ready for new materials.<\/p><\/div>\n
The instructor showed us how to break down the chair to the frame and whatever springs that included.\u00c2\u00a0 So many staples to remove!\u00c2\u00a0 The existing padding was discarded, as that had contributed to my allergy issues.\u00c2\u00a0 All along the way, we compared this adventure to an archaeological dig – we kept finding new and exciting things hidden under that top layer.<\/p>\n
Husband inspecting my progress.<\/p><\/div>\n At this point it barely fits in the car to go back and forth to class!<\/p><\/div>\n And then I added the fabric.\u00c2\u00a0 The fabric acquisition required a last-minute dash to all of the upholstery grade fabric stores in my area, as I hadn’t made myself stash some beforehand.\u00c2\u00a0 Why didn’t I snag a good buy back in the days when I was doing professional design work…ah well.<\/p>\n The class instructor suggested the time capsule idea since the chair is a family heirloom.\u00c2\u00a0 I wrote a little note about the history of the chair, and included a bit of the two old fabrics I encountered during deconstruction.\u00c2\u00a0 This was zipped up in a bag with the front foot and wedged into the seat springs.\u00c2\u00a0 The next person to reupholster the chair should find it.<\/p>\n I hope that’s me, as I expect to get many good years of use out of this chair, but I know that the fabric will wear out long before the chair and I do.<\/p>\n Every now and then I need to learn a new trick.\u00c2\u00a0 Not just learning a new thing – that happens every day (or it should).\u00c2\u00a0 I mean, something that challenges my brain and hands in a new way.\u00c2\u00a0 Husband and … Continue reading <\/a>Layer by layer, I built the form of the chair back up from the bare frame.\u00c2\u00a0 The springs only needed a minor adjustment and a little spray paint to ward off rust.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a>A note about the feet.\u00c2\u00a0 I have both original front feet.\u00c2\u00a0 At some point in all of that moving around one of the front feet fell off.\u00c2\u00a0 I stashed it in a “safe” place among the rest of my possessions.\u00c2\u00a0 And now I can’t seem to put my hand on it.\u00c2\u00a0 Not to fear, it will turn up – my missing knitted shawl did.\u00c2\u00a0 Meanwhile, I purchased and installed two new front feet.\u00c2\u00a0 The one I removed is now safely included in the time capsule bag I stashed inside the dust cover on the bottom of the chair.\u00c2\u00a0 (Since I’ve publicly noted the location, hopefully this will prevent further “I can’t find it…” episodes.)\u00c2\u00a0 When I find it’s mate, they’ll be reinstalled instead of the new feet.<\/p>\n<\/a>I think it makes a fine addition to the knitting station.\u00c2\u00a0 Don’t you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"