How to Make Slipcovers
Designing, Measuring, and Sewing Perfect-Fit Slipcovers for Chairs, Sofas, and Ottomans. A Storey BASICS (R) Title
Published on 30. June 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-61212-525-1 (ISBN)
Description
Give your favorite furniture a new look! Patricia Hoskins, co-author of the best-selling One-Yard Wonders, offers simple, step-by-step, illustrated instructions for making your own slipcovers for dining chairs, easy chairs, ottomans, and sofas with either loose back pillows or fixed cushions. She explains exactly how to complete every step of the process, from choosing the best fabrics to calculating yardage, sewing curved seams, creating mitered corners, applying trims, and finishing with zippers, envelope backs, or ties.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Workman Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 175 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
136 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61212-525-1 (9781612125251)
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Patricia Hoskins
How to Make Slipcovers
Designing, Measuring, and Sewing Perfect-Fit Slipcovers for Chairs, Sofas, and Ottomans. A Storey BASICS® Title
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07/2015
Storey Publishing, LLC
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Person
Patricia Hoskins is the co-owner of Crafty Planet, a retail fabric and needlework store and craft workshop in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and has designed several of the patterns used in Crafty Planet classes. She enjoys knitting, crocheting, spinning, sewing, quilting, embroidery, and cross-stitching and is a graduate of American University, the University of Oregon, and the University of Missouri-Columbia Library Science program. She is the author of How to Make Slipcovers and is a co-author of One-Yard Wonders, Fabric-by-Fabric One-Yard Wonders, and Little One-Yard Wonders.
Content
Chapter One: Slipcover Design and Assembly
Step-by-Step Overview - Materials and Tools
Chapter Two: Choosing Fabrics
Considerations - Fibers - Fabrics
Chapter Three: Trims
The Basics - Make Your Own Welting - Making Bias Strips - How to Baste Welting Together
Chapter Four: Special Techniques
Finessing Seams - Shaping - Inserting Trims - Adding a Zipper - Closure - Adding Ties
Chapter Five: Anatomy of a Slipcover
Naming Body Parts - Ottomans and Stools - Straight Chairs without Arms - Armchairs and Sofas - Cushions
Chapter Six: Style Your Skirt
Flat Skirts - Pleats - Gathers - Hems - Making and Attaching Bias Strips
Chapter Seven: Yardage Requirements
Things to Consider - Ballparking Yardage - Pattern Repeats - Panel Piecng Tips
Chapter Eight: Projects
Pinning, Fitting, and Basting - Rectangular Ottoman Slipcover - Round Stool Slipcover - Straight Chair Slipcover - Armchair or Sofa Slipcover - Zippered Seat Cushion or Back Cushion
Appendix
Sample Cutting Layouts
Standard Metric Conversion Formulas and Equivalents
Index
Step-by-Step Overview - Materials and Tools
Chapter Two: Choosing Fabrics
Considerations - Fibers - Fabrics
Chapter Three: Trims
The Basics - Make Your Own Welting - Making Bias Strips - How to Baste Welting Together
Chapter Four: Special Techniques
Finessing Seams - Shaping - Inserting Trims - Adding a Zipper - Closure - Adding Ties
Chapter Five: Anatomy of a Slipcover
Naming Body Parts - Ottomans and Stools - Straight Chairs without Arms - Armchairs and Sofas - Cushions
Chapter Six: Style Your Skirt
Flat Skirts - Pleats - Gathers - Hems - Making and Attaching Bias Strips
Chapter Seven: Yardage Requirements
Things to Consider - Ballparking Yardage - Pattern Repeats - Panel Piecng Tips
Chapter Eight: Projects
Pinning, Fitting, and Basting - Rectangular Ottoman Slipcover - Round Stool Slipcover - Straight Chair Slipcover - Armchair or Sofa Slipcover - Zippered Seat Cushion or Back Cushion
Appendix
Sample Cutting Layouts
Standard Metric Conversion Formulas and Equivalents
Index