Antique Chair, part 4

So the filler is dry and I am going to now apply the seat webbing to the bottom of the chair. The materials and supplies that are required to do this task are: Required yardage of 3 ½ inch blue stripe jute webbing. There are two types of jute webbing available to the furniture upholstery trade, blue and red stripe jute. The red stripe is generally for back applications; it is lighter and doesn’t have the adequate strength for a deck application. Get enough yardage to allow for weaving, stretching and folding back. I am using a “goose neck” webbing stretcher. I have found it to be, the best tool for the job. These items are available in my eBay store ANu Direction, http://stores.ebay.com/ANu-Direction_W0QQssPageNameZl2QQtZkm under upholstery supplies.

Because of the damage to the rails, I have opted to use 9/16 inch staples to attach the webbing. The option of using #16 upholstery tacks, to attach the webbing, is certainly a viable option. Pneumatic staple guns are widely used in the upholstery trade. There are also some hand and electric guns and on the market. I have found that the later types are inadequate to do the job. I highly recommend an investment in the pneumatic system. More to come......