What are Some Different Types of Upholstery Tools?
When completing an upholstery project, it is essential to have the correct tools on hand. A basic upholstery tools kit should include the following: tack hammer, curved needles, straight needles, webbing stretcher, tack puller, upholstery tacks, and shears. Some other handy tools are a regulator, marking chalk, and foam cutter. A tack hammer is one of the most common upholstery tools and is usually made of bronze. One end of the head is magnetic for placement of tacks. The other end is faced for hammering of those tacks. Curved upholstery needles come in a variety of weights and sizes. They are used to hand-sew decks, seats, outsides, pillows, cushions and more. Straight needles are also necessary to have on hand for precision sewing where a curved needle would not work properly. A webbing stretcher tightens, stretches and sets webbing to prepare it for tacking into place. It is one of the upholstery tools that has a sister tool called a gooseneck webbing stretcher. This type of stretc
