How Do You Reupholster A Lawn Chair?
• Take plenty of pictures of the old chair from every angle possible. Make sure to take close-ups of corners and sections that meet. You will need to be able to review these photos when piecing the material back together again. • Dismantle the chair. • Put on a paper mask to protect yourself from the fine dust that is released during the dis-assembly process. • Use the single edge razor to speed up the dismantling of the old chair. Make quick strokes across the threads, not worrying too much about ruining the old material which will be thrown away, then pull the pieces apart. • Again, take images whenever you come to a section where two pieces are connected, or wherever there is a complicated seam; this way you will know exactly how to re-sew the new fabric. • Retain some of the surrounding, old material whilst cutting away each old metal-leg ring section. This is so you don’t have to sew into the very strong reinforcing ring material, especially if your sewing machine can’t handle it.
