thanks for the tips
I've done some reupholstery before, and I figure the best way to learn how to do these chairs is to at least try once. If I'm not happy with the results I'm prepared to have them professionally reupholstered. Have you done these chairs yourself spanky?
Thanks LRF for the info. I'm not sure what you mean by the metal mesh - but I take it that's not something I need to be concerned about?
I'm also wondering about piping - looking online I'm noticing most of the leather ones have piping, but not typically the fabric chairs. Is there a specific reason for that?
Again thanks for your help, it's greatly appreciated!
I'm guessing the leather...
I'm guessing the leather chairs have welt because it's a tidy finish when hand stitching is not practical. You COULD hand stitch leather but it is much harder to stitch neatly than is fabric. The leather ones are probably finished with curved metal tacking strips. You can use them without welt but welt makes a neater finish, I think.
Nope, never done one, but I have worked on pieces with similar characteristics.
I had thought
I had thought staples or tack strips couldn't be used because the frame is fiberglass (hence the hand stitching?), but I've started pulling off some of the welting and I can see that both the welt and upholstery has been stapled on.
As for the foam again spanky (and please let me know if I'm asking too much) - the person I was going to use to refoam the chair suggested using a soy based foam. Should I be pressing for the natural latex?
I don't know anything about...
I don't know anything about soy foam. I would use latex foam because it was what was used in the originals and it has a nice resiliency that polyfoam lacks, which makes it a better choice (in my opinion) when thin foam is called for. If soy foam is comparable in feel and longevity to latex, then I guess it's worth considering. But again, I don't know anything about it.
split in the backrest
started stripping the swan chairs down quite a bit, and now I see there's a fairly large split on the back side of the backrest. It's not affecting the stability of the back yet, but it'll have to be repaired.
I know the chair frame is made of some sort of foam (not sure what type) so I'm hoping I can maybe inject some resin or epoxy but not sure what would be the best type. Has anyone had a similar problem? Any suggestions deeply appreciated.
Thanks!
Its scheduled to be finished ...
Its scheduled to be finished on the 27th. Depending on how it comes out, I'll likely also be sending them a 3303 sofa that I got @ a month ago. At this point I'm think that I'm going to recover the sofa in white Soresen leather. It should be a piece of cake compared to the egg.
The sofa was not found in fro...
The sofa was not found in front of a thrift store for $5 this time? I suppose if one finds a vintage egg chair for $5, one not only feels compelled to spend the money to properly upholster it in leather, but to also buy a proper companion piece to go with it?
You are correct. The sofa ca...
You are correct. The sofa came from a local auction and I did pay more than $5. I recently sold a pair of Kagan sofas that I had purchased @ 10 years ago and made more than enough in profit to cover (pardon the pun) the cost of buying and re-upholstery of the 3303. Although, very institutional and not the most comfortable sofa in the world, there has always been something about the 3303 I really like. Amazingly, it takes about the same amount of leather as the egg to redo and costs less than half as much.....I figured why not.
Natural leather for Swan or Egg?
Hi, this is a really informative thread. I have been looking into purchasing a swan chair, and really love the idea of totally natural, untreated leather. Has anyone ever had one of these chairs upholstered this way? It appears to be much more expensive, and I am not sure why. So, I am interested in maintenance, as well as patina and aging process of the untreated leather. It looks almost pink when new... does it get really dark like the cognac or walnut over time? Thanks for your thoughts on this one.
egg chair
Hi Merle.
Are you at all interested in selling your egg chair.
I have owned a few pieces of Arne jacobson furniture and over the years have come to love and admire their functional yet beautiful design.
Another addition to my family would be fantastic.
Hopefully yours
Anton
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