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Step 1 – Before. This sofa was an old chesterfield in very poor condition. With horse hair stuffing this might be 50 – 80 years old.

Step 2 – Showing the hand stitched horsehair filled arm section.

Step 3 – The stripped sown frame has now had the spring taken and sewn back in. The back area has been completely restored the original way as it would have been done when it was first built.

Step 4 – Done in the original way, the spring on the seat section is hand stitched in. The bamboo cane equals the weight when the sofa is sat on and gives a firm straight edge for the upholsterer to work to.

Step 5 – The seat has now been webbed ready to accept the springs. Next step is to build up the stuffing. He makes a diamond grid to show where the buttons will go. Using the grid ensures equal buttons on the finished upholstered sofa. The white dacron is applied on all surfaces.

Step 6 – Very strong webbing is used to brace the buttons which are pulled very tight to ensure no movement.

Step 7 – This shows right inside the newly restored sofa. All the springs are lashed securely in position

Step 8 – With the seat and back complete, the next stage is the outside. Here showing the outside of the arm. The holes on the woodwork show where the previous fabrics were attached. The pleats round the scroll of the arm have been hand tacked into position for strength and even spacing.

Step 9 – Showing the complexity of work that has gone into the diamond effect deep buttoning.

Step 10 – Showing the finished article back in the customer’s home. A much loved family heirloom restored to it’s former glory.

Step 11 – Showing the finished article back in the customer’s home. A much loved family heirloom restored to it’s former glory.

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  • Before. This sofa was an old chesterfield in very poor condition. With horse hair stuffing this might be 50 – 80 years old.

    Before. This sofa was an old chesterfield in very poor condition. With horse hair stuffing this might be 50 – 80 years old.

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  • Showing the hand stitched horsehair filled arm section.

    Showing the hand stitched horsehair filled arm section.

    Click for more detail
  • The stripped sown frame has now had the spring taken and sewn back in. The back area has been completely restored the original way as it would have been done when it was first built.

    The stripped sown frame has now had the spring taken and sewn back in. The back area has been completely restored the original way as it would have...

    Click for more detail
  • Done in the original way, the spring on the seat section is hand stitched in. The bamboo cane equals the weight when the sofa is sat on and gives a firm straight edge for the upholsterer to work to.

    Done in the original way, the spring on the seat section is hand stitched in. The bamboo cane equals the weight when the sofa is sat on and...

    Click for more detail
  • The seat has now been webbed ready to accept the springs. Next step is to build up the stuffing. He makes a diamond grid to show where the buttons will go. Using the grid ensures equal buttons on the finished upholstered sofa. The white dacron is applied on all surfaces.

    The seat has now been webbed ready to accept the springs. Next step is to build up the stuffing. He makes a diamond grid to show where the...

    Click for more detail
  • Very strong webbing is used to brace the buttons which are pulled very tight to ensure no movement.

    Very strong webbing is used to brace the buttons which are pulled very tight to ensure no movement.

    Click for more detail
  • This shows right inside the newly restored sofa. All the springs are lashed securely in position

    This shows right inside the newly restored sofa. All the springs are lashed securely in position

    Click for more detail
  • With the seat and back complete, the next stage is the outside. Here showing the outside of the arm. The holes on the woodwork show where the previous fabrics were attached. The pleats round the scroll of the arm have been hand tacked into position for strength and even spacing.

    With the seat and back complete, the next stage is the outside. Here showing the outside of the arm. The holes on the woodwork show where the previous...

    Click for more detail
  • Showing the complexity of work that has gone into the diamond effect deep buttoning.

    Showing the complexity of work that has gone into the diamond effect deep buttoning.

    Click for more detail
  • Showing the finished article back in the customer’s home. A much loved family heirloom restored to it’s former glory.

    Showing the finished article back in the customer’s home. A much loved family heirloom restored to it’s former glory.

    Click for more detail
  • Showing the finished article back in the customer’s home. A much loved family heirloom restored to it’s former glory.

    Showing the finished article back in the customer’s home. A much loved family heirloom restored to it’s former glory.

    Click for more detail

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Please accept my very sincere thanks for the wonderful reupholstering job you carried out on my suite, your craftsmen and women have in my view excelled themselves. D.W.

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