Need help repairing lounge chair

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jaxon1390

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12/10/2008 8:44 pm

I bought this mid-century lounge chair a while back and have decided it's time to fix it up a bit. My main issues is that the metal webbing regularly snags and rips the cushions. It appears to have had some sort of fabric covering the metal at one point. There are 3 tacks in the front corners that had bits of old thread under them (no tacks or tack holes in the back corner. I've been looking at similar style chair on various websites and have not seen one with springs and metal webbing. They all have cloth webbing. My question is what type of fabric and how to attach it? I appreciate any help you all can give me. Thanks.

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dsil

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12/10/2008 9:32 pm

I would loosely attach a...
I would loosely attach a piece of the same heavy fabric used for the cushions over the supports attached at the corners, allowong for the maximum "give". That will keep the cushion from catching.

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13/10/2008 11:28 pm

I have a similar chair,
it has padded fabric sewn all around the seat area, with springs exposed for give. I think you could do the same thing or a simple way would be just to "sleave" the metal slats with heavy duty fabric and if you need to cover the springs to avoid snagging cushion you could use an old bike innertube or something similar and cut to length needed.
Good luck!

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Riki

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14/10/2008 2:39 am

Matching chair & ottoman
Jaxon1390, I saw this identical chair and the matching ottoman in an antique mall today and thought of this thread. I looked for a tag or sticker to help you identify, but couldn't find one. Anyway, your metal straps and springs are original because this set had the identical ones. Unfortunately, this set didn't have the pads, so I can't help you out with a picture of original pads. I don't know if you are in the market for a pair, (or even if you are in the US!), but if you are, the set is going for less than 100 bucks in a store in South Carolina.

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14/10/2008 9:39 am

I wonder
if a material superior to any available when these chairs were made (?), would solve the problem more permanently. I refer to some kind of flexible but impenetrable plastic sheet material, perhaps 1/16" thick. Sintra is one product that comes to mind, but I'm sure there are others. A piece of this, cut to a loose fit within the frame, would sit on top of the springs and slide over them as they adjust to the weight of a person sitting on the cushion.

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jaxon1390

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15/10/2008 7:55 am

Thanks for the tips and the...
Thanks for the tips and the pictures. I will give some of your suggestion a try and let you all know they turn out. Also, If anyone know anything about this chair I would love to find who made it or when it was made.

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