How Do You Rip Fabric For Slipcovers?
Slipcovers are a godsend when upholstered furniture becomes stained, damaged or otherwise dated such that your furniture’s appearance no longer works for you. Buying new furniture is often quite expensive, and often the couch or chair will be in good working order with just the aesthetics being a problem. Making a slipcover can be complicated. One of the problems is that the home-crafter will be dealing with heavier fabrics of a large size. Fabrics need to be laundered before they can be fitted, otherwise the first time you wash your slipcover it will shrink and become too small for your furniture. Rough measure your furniture by draping your sewing tape measure over the seat such that the fabric exceeds the bottom edge of the chair or sofa. Work the tape measure across the seat, and tuck it into the seat back cushion. Then continue up and over and all the way to three or four inches past the floor on the back. Rough measure each arm and each cushion by wrapping and tucking in the same
