Jeg blev spurgt af en fra min gamle studiegruppe, om jeg havde mulighed for at ompolstre nogle af hans spisebordsstole. Det svarede jeg ja til.
I was asked if I could re-upholster 3 chairs for one of my friends. I said yes to the task.
Hold op et arbejde at få det gamle betræk af. Eller det vil sige at der var 3 lag, som både var sømmet og syet fast. Derudover var der også sat klæbemasse/elefantsnot på.
It was a tough job to remove all the fabric and the padding from the chairs. There were 3 layers of fabric which was nailed and sewn on. Not to mention the sticky tack on one of the chairs.
Udfra polstringen kan jeg se at stolene er rigtig gamle. De var polstrede med svinebørster og vegetabiler (halm). Man bruger det stadig til traditionel polstring. Jeg valgte at fjerne det hele og lime skum på sæderne i stedet.
Judging from the padding the chairs are really old. Today you use foam for the seats. On these seats pig bristles and hay. I chose to remove it all and glued on some foam on the seats.
Sådan så sæderne ud efter at skum og det nye stof var kommet på.
Here is how the seats looked like after the new fabric was attached.
I was asked if I could re-upholster 3 chairs for one of my friends. I said yes to the task.
Hold op et arbejde at få det gamle betræk af. Eller det vil sige at der var 3 lag, som både var sømmet og syet fast. Derudover var der også sat klæbemasse/elefantsnot på.
It was a tough job to remove all the fabric and the padding from the chairs. There were 3 layers of fabric which was nailed and sewn on. Not to mention the sticky tack on one of the chairs.
Udfra polstringen kan jeg se at stolene er rigtig gamle. De var polstrede med svinebørster og vegetabiler (halm). Man bruger det stadig til traditionel polstring. Jeg valgte at fjerne det hele og lime skum på sæderne i stedet.
Judging from the padding the chairs are really old. Today you use foam for the seats. On these seats pig bristles and hay. I chose to remove it all and glued on some foam on the seats.
Sådan så sæderne ud efter at skum og det nye stof var kommet på.
Here is how the seats looked like after the new fabric was attached.
Her er det færdige resultat. Jeg synes at stoffet klæder stolene rigtig godt. Heldigvis var min gamle studiekammerat også tilfreds.
Here is the result. I think the fabric is matching the chairs. Luckily my friend loved the result.