The house should be beautiful and cozy. Each person has his own understanding of beauty, so we furnish houses in different ways, but always “for ourselves”, our own mood and tastes of households.
A cozy home for me is where you are expected, where you can relax and gain strength, where it is clean and beautiful. In such a place, even the walls heal, and harmony lives in the soul.
To get even closer to a corner where you can hide from the hectic life of the modern world, I suggest making textile covers for chairs. 
As always, sewing begins with a pattern, which we will talk about in today's master class. I hope you find it interesting.
To sew a chair cover
, you need to take a few measurements, but first you need to decide which cover we will sew. Cases are available for:
- back
- seat
- back and seat
There are also different covers for chairs, based on the occasion. It all depends on the pattern and fabric from which you will sew, as well as on ribbons and other accessories for sewing. Before you start work, you need to make a pattern, think about the reason for putting on covers (holidays or for every day) and buy the right amount of fabric.
Making a pattern of covers is quite simple, since most often chairs have straight sides, which can be easily measured and made a schematic drawing.
The easiest way to make a chair cover
- this is to prepare two strips of fabric and fasten them with ties. The joints can be sewn, or you can leave it, but fasten it with another pair of ties in front.
If you do not have the opportunity to sew a cover, then you can simply cut it out
from a fabric whose edges do not crumble, then the pattern of the cover will look like this.
Although you will still need to sew on the ties, you can do this without using a sewing machine.
The pattern of this chair cover is two different pieces (pattern of a cover on a back and a pattern of a cover on sitting). We sew a cover on the back like a bag. The seat cover consists of two parts (seat and skirt) that are connected together. At the corners, we lay the skirt in folds. We fasten the cover to the chair with ties.
Chair cover with round seat (and rounded back)
not much scarier than the previous pattern (even easier in some ways, because you don’t need to make folds on the skirt).
A schematic pattern of a cover for this type of chair consists of 4 main parts: a round seat, 2 parts of the back (long back and short front) and a skirt. To make the cover beautiful, it is proposed to sew triangular ties to it. Optionally, it can be ribbons.
As you can see, making a pattern is not difficult. The main thing is to sew the cover so correctly that it is beautiful.
Successful work!
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Textiles bring soulfulness, warmth and style to any interior. Hand-sewn chair covers are a prime example of this. Made by the hands of the mistress of the house, they speak of her homeliness, the presence of a creative streak, love for her home and her loved ones, about her desire to make their life cozy and stylish.
Kinds
Furniture covers may vary in material quality, product shape, size and color scheme.
Not every material is suitable for an everyday case. The fabric for the future product should be solid, durable, pleasant to the touch, and most importantly, pleasing to the eye. This is especially true for dining chair covers with a back. Textiles in the kitchen area tend to get dirty quickly, so fabric products will be subjected to frequent washing.
Allergenic fabrics such as wool and viscose should not be used for everyday covers.
If there is at least one person in the house who is prone to allergies, you need to make sure that no objects create discomfort for him. Another disadvantage of wool is its warming ability, which is not required for covers, especially in spring and summer.
Among the options for the most relevant fabric for sewing covers, the following can be noted:
Cotton. Inexpensive and hypoallergenic cotton fabrics are durable and wash well. The disadvantages include instant wetness. The colors on these materials fade quickly in the sun.
linen fabrics extremely resistant, suitable for many years of use without loss of quality. Linen products will always be relevant for kitchen interiors of different styles, especially for rustic country and gentle Provence. A slightly rough texture is difficult to color, hard to wash and iron.
Crepe satin and gabardine- the most successful materials for chair covers. Elegant variations of fabrics that provide a sophisticated look to future products, have good elasticity and density, are easy to wash and clean.
supplex/lycra- elastic fabrics that stretch perfectly in all directions. By the combination of qualities, they are suitable for any furniture covers: resistant, waterproof, well cleaned.
Dimensions
In order to properly cut out a future furniture cover, in any case, you will need the dimensions of a chair or stool. This is especially true of fabric products that completely fit the furniture. Knowing the exact measurements, you can sew a textile accessory of any possible configuration. For taking measurements, a simple tailor's "centimeter" is suitable.
You can draw a smaller version of the product on a piece of paper and apply the size after each measurement so as not to get confused.
For a chair with a rectangular back, you will need the dimensions:
back height;
seat depth;
chair width;
leg height;
the height of the chair itself from the top edge of the backrest to the floor.
Color
In order for harmony to reign in the interior, the color scheme of chair covers must necessarily echo the shade of curtains and tablecloths in the kitchen. Delicate pastel shades are preferred. A universal option is white or beige material, but in a kitchen or dining room it will be too easily soiled and will have to be washed frequently. The style of the room is also important. The cover for a chair or stool can also be dark brown or black, if this is relevant in this context.
Material consumption
To sew a standard universal chair cover, you will need some fabric. For one product, 1.5-2 meters is enough. Even less is required for a half-cover. If you need a regular pillow on a stool, calculate the dimensions of the seat and double the amount of material. For fixing ties, the amount of fabric does not need to be taken into account, they are usually ribbons.
Types
To determine the variation of the product, you need to consider each of its types.
Universal covers resemble in appearance a cape, in which the width is adjustable. The fixing laces are located behind the back of the chair. The products do not include armrests, so they are suitable for chairs of different styles. Brooches, satin ribbons, rhinestones, lurex thread can act as additional decoration. Some masters use lightning. More often they are located on the side for secure fixation.
Universal models are also available for stools. At the same time, their length may vary, in this case the “skirt” does not cover the entire length of the chair, but only a separate part of it. Such models of covers are called shortened - they usually cover 2/3 of the stool.
Luxury products stand out from their "colleagues". For such specimens, only expensive materials are used, which are distinguished by spectacular folds and all kinds of decorations. Fresh flowers, rich drapery, rhinestone threads, crystals are used as decorative elements. Another distinctive feature is the ruffles along the edge of the seat, which give the product a graceful look. Models are used mainly in expensive restaurants for weddings, banquets and other ceremonial receptions.
Half covers are another type of kitchen accessories. Products are most often sewn with an elastic band covering the chair, or ribbons that are tied to it. Such fixing methods do not allow the cover to slip.
The cover can be sewn only on the seat or cover only the back of the chair. Or the product (one-piece or separate) can completely cover both the seat and the back.
How to take measurements and make a pattern?
The initial stage of sewing a cover is the creation of a pattern. It completely depends on the design of the furniture product.
It is necessary to take a material that takes shape well and put it over a chair, fixing it with pins in the right places. At this stage, you need to decide what the cover will be like, how much the legs will be covered, whether a fastener is needed at the back.
Measurements for the cover can be taken using tracing paper. Let's give an example for a simple product with a back and a pleat at the back.
A layer of paper is applied to the seat, fixed with tailor's needles and circled around the contour. Add 1.5 cm for an allowance on all sides and cut out the part. Similarly, measure the back of the chair.
For the front of the “skirt” of the cover, measure the length of the legs of the chair and the width of the front edge. A rectangle is drawn on a sheet of tracing paper and 5 cm are added from the bottom of the pattern and 10 cm each on the sides, plus a 1.5 cm seam allowance along the upper edge.
Similarly, they make a pattern for the sidewalls of the "skirt". 15 cm are added to the edge adjacent to the outer part of the back. The pattern is made in duplicate.
For measurements of the outer part of the back, a long sheet of tracing paper is applied to the upper edge of the back of the chair, the outer edges are marked. Draw lines along the back legs of the chair to the floor, add 5 cm from the bottom and 1.5 cm for the allowance. The centers are marked at the bottom and top of the patterns, then they are folded along them and the canvas is cut into two even parts.
The simpler the product, the fewer measurements are needed. For a simple seat, you only need to measure the depth and width of the seat.
Design
One of the most common ways to diversify the interior is to use unusual textile elements. The design of textile products directly depends on their purpose in the interior and the theme of the space.
Interesting design ideas for a chair cover will help decorate a child's room. The back of the chair with the image of a funny animal or favorite cartoon character will appeal to any kid. You can create a similar design for a highchair using an application.
To create a festive atmosphere in the house, you can festively decorate furniture covers. In the summer, fresh flowers and compositions from them can serve as decorative elements. For a wedding or honoring a birthday, you can choose transparent flowing fabrics, decorated with lurex and rhinestones. For a winter celebration, you can afford New Year's paraphernalia: a scarlet case with a cap, like Santa Claus, decorative elements in the form of gilded cones and fir branches.
The cover can be not only sewn, but also knitted or crocheted. This product looks very cozy and homely.
Seat
The seat cover is the most demanded textile product for the kitchen. This type of cover can be adapted to both a bar stool and a simple stool. Its manufacture does not require large material costs, and even a teenager can handle it.
There are several options for how to make a seat with your own hands:
The easiest way is to sew an accessory from two halves of fabric. According to the shape of the seat of the chair, a pattern is made of cardboard or tracing paper. The pattern is transferred to the fabric and synthetic winterizer, sewn together and a decorative stitch is applied with a rhombus. The edges of the product can be sheathed with an inlay.
- For those who know how to knit, it will not be difficult to make a unique hand-made product for the kitchen. As a material, it is better to choose bright large yarn. Copies connected from small volumetric details - cones from several columns look attractive.
- Another interesting way is the biscuit seat, which is a lot of soft small pillows sewn together into one canvas.
Functionality
Like any thing, covers have their purpose.
Thanks to them, you can solve several problems at the same time:
Fabric products well protect new furniture from dirt and mechanical damage, and soft upholstery of chairs from scuffs. The ability to wash a removable cover when dirty is one of the advantages of a woven product. In addition, covers protect furniture and upholstery from sharp claws of pets.
They perform an aesthetic function. Covers are able to radically transform old furniture, breathe new life into it. Sewing a cover yourself or buying a ready-made one is much easier than buying new furniture or completely pulling the upholstery of chairs.
Unpresentable plastic chairs in the country can be decorated with spectacular drapery from a suitable material.
In solemn occasions, covers are worn to decorate the interior, they help create a special holiday atmosphere.
Style
Chair covers can match any interior style. For example, simple cotton fabrics with a small floral pattern are appropriate for French Provence.
Striped mother-of-pearl materials are suitable for a classic English room. Denim denim can be a great solution for a modern interior. Rough undyed linen is relevant for a rustic style.
Knitted chair covers will look great in rustic country style. You can use now very fashionable home-made rugs from strips of old knitwear. Strict satin products are appropriate for any classic interior.
Sewing of universal products
The manufacture of universal models does not involve a complex pattern, taking measurements and creating a template on paper is carried out according to the standard scheme.
Consider sewing a cover using the example of a product with a back and a fold at the back in stages:
- The pattern is transferred to the fabric, always taking into account the position of the shared thread. You can draw on fabric with chalk, a thin bar of soap or a pencil.
- After cutting, they move on to tailoring the product. First grind the side seams of the back.
- Next, we tuck and sheathe the lower and side sections of the back of the back.
- At this stage, you can sew the zipper into the pleat at the back of the product. After that, we grind the upper edge of the back of the chair.
- We sew together all the parts of the "skirt". We tuck its bottom edge and sew it.
- We grind the seat of the cover and the upper edge of the "skirt".
- We connect the back and the rest of the parts together.
- At the final stage, you need to overlay the internal seams and sections. If this is not possible, you can do it manually with an overcast seam.
- If the zipper was not sewn in, you need to sew decorative loops and buttons into the fold at the back of the product.
For kitchen
The kitchen is one of the most beloved rooms in the house, where the whole family gathers every day for heartfelt conversations and delicious food.
Sometimes the owners are very tired of old chairs, and they want to update something in them. For this purpose, you can create a textile version of the covers.
With the help of covers it is easy to change the appearance of the chairs and the entire accompanying interior. New paints of various colors will be added to it.
Covers for chairs will help to give the kitchen coziness, chic and originality. Due to the richness of patterns for covers, they can also be used for a dining room, nursery, guest room, hallway.
This design option for chairs can be successfully used to create a high-quality interior in a restaurant or cafe.
With it, it is easier to organize a themed banquet or party. Since the covers give the chairs the necessary touch of solemnity and style.
But the decorative orientation of their use is not the only one, since the covers can play a role in protecting the chair from various contaminants and subsequent rapid wear.
Sometimes there are surprises that leave marks on the chairs. Children are often not distinguished by accuracy, and pets even more so.
The covers are very advantageous as they can be easily removed for cleaning or washing. If one of them completely deteriorates, it will be possible to prepare a new one to replace it.
What is the difference between covers and various chair covers
They differ in purpose, texture and form. There are quite strict options, beautiful, very simple or very unusual. For any chair, you can choose a cover that suits him.
For example, the same children's chair used for feeding a baby can be decorated with a cover based on a bright print or nice embroidery.
And a chair created on a wooden base can be decorated with a cape that matches the color. Even a fishing chair can be designed in an unusual way.
Although designers believe that it is easiest to decorate the option with a high version of the back. Covers are everyday or festive.
Purpose of application
Everyday versions are created for everyday use. They will have to be washed frequently, so it is best to sew from denser versions of the fabric.
They should have perfect functionality so that they are easy to put on or take off.
Festive options will rarely be used, as they are only needed for special occasions. They can be decorated with a large number of decorative elements.
In this case, you can allow a creative approach to creating such a cover with your own hands.
Covers are divided into groups according to their shape.
The designers decided to distinguish three groups of cases according to their shape. The one-piece version is able to cover the entire chair even with the legs. This version is considered the most versatile, since its functionality allows it to be used for different purposes.
With this option, you can ensure an infusion into any interior and hide the shortcomings of the chair.
However, they are quite difficult to sew, which is considered the main disadvantage of this choice. In addition, they will require a lot more fabric compared to other versions of the forms of covers.
Covers to cover the back and seating area are usually suitable for domestic use. Separate cover options for the back and seat can be provided.
Usually the seat is more exposed to various troubles than the back. Because of this, the seat cover will have to be washed more often than the version for the back.
This version is suitable for providing an informal atmosphere in the summer kitchen or garden version of the gazebo. And also it is very good for a child's room.
Chair back covers. In principle, they are indirectly classified as covers, since for the most part they are used during various celebrations.
They are fairly easy to create and don't require too much fabric. With their help, you can ensure the quality of the celebration of the New Year or birthday, any children's holidays.
Which option to choose
Covers can be bought, however, it is much more interesting to create them yourself. To sew one cover, you will have to spend about 1-2 meters of fabric.
If there are no sewing skills, then you can turn to professionals who are ready to create a unique version of the cover. They will be happy to create the necessary product, having listened to the wishes of the customer.
DIY photo of chair covers
Carefully selected chair covers are an important element in the design of living rooms and other spaces. It is necessary with all responsibility to approach their choice, manufacture and use is determined by the convenience and comfort that such items should carry to people.
At present, it is impossible to imagine an apartment or a house without such important pieces of furniture as chairs.
Sewing a cape for a chair, stool or armchair requires not only skill and craftsmanship, but also patience, imagination, a flight of thought, demonstrating all the possibilities, inclinations and talents, striving to decorate the world around you, make it more pleasant and friendly.
In order for the chairs to harmoniously fit the interior and at the same time retain a beautiful appearance for a long time, they can be decorated with a variety of covers.
How to sew an attractive and beautiful chair cover with your own hands? The step-by-step instructions published below will help you do this quickly and efficiently. It remains to pre-determine the style, the ideology of work, choose colors, fabrics, methods of execution. Naturally, you need to prepare a tool, from sewing machines and scissors. In a word, the work is to be serious, not tolerating fuss and shortcomings.
Chair covers will help to decorate and update the interior.
Covers on the backs of chairs are a multifunctional product that faces a variety of tasks. The first of them is the preservation of the surface of the chairs, standing varnish and the main structural material from premature destruction. The second is the ability to add coziness to a bedroom or dining room, practicality to a kitchen or study, chic, solemnity to a living room or a large hall. The third is the convenience of using chairs.
The cover will help protect the surface of the furniture from handprints, from spilled coffee or the impact of dropped scissors.
In the children's room, the cover on the chair plays the role of a cheerful, provocative one, creates a cheerful playful atmosphere for the child on the one hand, and coziness, peace and comfort on the other. There are always two or three chairs in a children's room, which is enough for their covers to play a prominent role in interior design.
Due to the fact that they will be washed frequently, the covers should be removed without effort.
In modern and even classic cafes and restaurants one cannot do without high-quality covers capable of maintaining a solemn appearance for a long time even after frequent washes from ketchup, after active use by numerous guests. Covers for such institutions, as well as for offices, public places, schools, hospitals and other institutions, must be durable, able to withstand the effects of an unfavorable environment.
The fabric for them should be strong, indelible.
A high-quality and durable cover will protect your chair or chair from the sharp claws of a cat, dog, parrot beak or other pets. Yes, the cover will suffer from such “communication”, but a much more expensive chair or chair will remain intact. The cover is easy to wash by hand or in the washing machine. And if necessary, you can sew a new one without the slightest damage to the design of the room.
Such simple covers serve as protection against dirt, wear and tear, as well as for updating old chairs.
Where can be used?
Step-by-step instructions for making a chair cover will help solve the problem. If you sew the cover yourself, you can make the most suitable option for the implementation of any design solution or for the product to fit well into the existing design style in a particular room.
It is more convenient to order an individual tailoring of a cover than to find ready-made capes that are suitable in style, color and size.
Chair covers are most actively used in the design of living rooms, kitchens and other rooms in an apartment or in a private house. Their presence there is most necessary, since people are constantly present in these places.
The presence of people means that it is necessary to take care of the hygienic properties of the material from which the cover is made, of its harmlessness to health, especially for children.
Universal models fit different chairs.
Another place where chair covers are used is office space. This is a place where intensive work takes place, and where all things, including furniture, capes and covers, become unusable very quickly. Naturally, they need to be urgently replaced or repaired. And here step-by-step instructions come in handy, allowing you to create a new original case at minimal cost.
Such capes are especially ideal for chairs without armrests.
Chairs with covers are used in schools and other educational institutions. It is easy to guess how quickly they fail, even if they are made of the most durable fabric. For places where children study, it is necessary to make especially durable covers that can withstand the frantic pressure of children's energy.
Anyone who has watched the movie Orient Express, or anything like that about rail transport, has noticed how rich, chic and beautiful covers are on the backs of expensive seats. Not every master can make such a product. But if you try hard and learn for a while, everyone will succeed.
Due to the strength of the fabric, they protect the chairs from external influences.
Beautiful and expensive covers are used by heads of state, presidents of companies and corporations, and other people whose wallet allows such luxury. But the point is not in the cost of the fabric, but in the imagination and inspiration of the master. Even from ordinary calico you can make a work of art.
The best cover, similar to the works of great masters, is always made for yourself and your loved ones. There is usually enough patience, and desire, and imagination with inspiration, and the ability to find the required materials of the highest quality from underground.
One-piece or dense covers completely cover the chair - both the back and the seat.
But it's time to proceed to the next step in the manufacture of the cover - the choice of style in which the work will be done. Certainty in this matter is especially important, since the style will be applied to the decoration of the entire house or apartment.
Style selection
Before you start choosing a style for covers, you should understand which forms of this attractive product are most actively used. This is important, as it gives answers to questions about the selection of fabric, the selection of its pattern, color, texture and texture.
This form is the most difficult to manufacture.
Specialists divide chair covers into everyday and festive ones. With the former, it is clear that they do not look too bright, not too presentable, they are designed for intensive use at a time when no one pays much attention to either style or fabric choice. We will take these circumstances into account when preparing for the manufacture of covers.
Another chair covers are festive. By definition, such devices can be made only from expensive, beautiful, durable fabric designed for long-term use in adverse conditions.
As a rule, such covers are sewn from expensive materials.
The styles of chair covers that will be given preference are determined both by the tastes of customers, owners of the premises, and by previously applied style solutions in the decoration of walls, furniture, and other important objects.
The classic style, although somewhat old-fashioned and ponderous, remains the most versatile. A cover made in this style is suitable for all design solutions, organically fits into compositions of great complexity.
Luxury covers give a special chic and comfort to the room.
Provence style covers are lightness, a large amount of light, peace and tranquility. Suitable for people who are melancholy, who live in isolation, but not alone.
And there are also modern styles, high-tech. In general, in order to choose a design solution for covers, you need to think carefully. You should estimate all the pros and cons, get the consent of all interested people and realistically assess your financial capabilities.
The choice of fabric for covers
The wealth of types of fabrics that the market offers allows you to choose for covers what suits them best. It is necessary to study well the features of all available options, take into account all the circumstances and choose something.
Covers made of cotton in pastel shades with a print in the form of flowers, cells, monograms look beautiful.
- Cotton
Cotton fabrics belong to natural products, are made from natural fibers, which has a great effect on the atmosphere in the room in which the covers are located. The material is easy to work with and at the same time remains strong and durable, protecting the seat from damage.
It is a natural fabric, attractive with its aesthetic surface and manufacturability. It is also easy to work with, but one must take into account not too much mechanical strength and susceptibility to decay.
You can decorate products with bows and lace.
An expensive fabric that is suitable only for sewing solemn covers, but not for everyday ones. Chair covers made of such fabric are good in rich houses, in office premises of large companies.
- Supplex
Synthetic knitted fabric, which is made from several types of synthetic fibers. As part of this material, which is distinguished by its strength and resistance to all kinds of influences, there are microfiber, lurex, nylon and other achievements of the domestic and foreign chemical industry. This is a wonderful appearance and the opportunity to realize the wildest fantasies.
For a classic style, you can choose fabrics of soothing tones.
- Flock and microfiber
Fabrics made of polyester fibers that are well processed to produce wonderful covers that are resistant to sunlight, repeated washings and other processes.
How to choose chair covers for different rooms
Covers for chairs in the children's room should be distinguished by a cheerful, light pattern, lightness and at the same time durability. And one more thing: the pattern and texture should take into account the “audience” for which they are intended.
Covers designed to protect the chairs that will stand in the living room should look solemn and beautiful, in full accordance with the previously chosen style.
The fabric should be of high quality, dense and certainly beautiful.
In the kitchen, all furniture is subjected to constant influences of temperature, odors, and other unpleasant factors. Covers to be used in this room must be made of durable fabric that does not take in dirt, can withstand grease stains and other similar influences.
In the office and in areas related to public organizations, strong covers are needed that can withstand repeated machine washing and chemical cleaning.
The choice of dark colors for capes, such as burgundy or black, will emphasize the refined taste of the owners of the house.
How to sew a chair cover with a back: instructions
Necessary materials and tools. In the most natural way, for such work you will need a fabric, the style and color of which is pre-selected, threads and needles, scissors, rulers and soft meters will not interfere. And it is best to take your own or rent a sewing machine from a specialized company. It should be borne in mind that not all machines are able to work with a dense fabric of chair covers. The same circumstance should be taken into account when choosing needles for a sewing machine.
Fans of bright accessories can choose for themselves capes of more saturated colors.
There is a more effective solution to the problem with a special sewing machine. No, you don't have to sew anything by hand! It is expensive and unpromising. You just need to contact a specialized company whose seamstresses will cope with such tasks in a matter of hours.
We take measurements. Be sure to take care of the accuracy of the dimensions taken by the measurer. This requires, respectively, an accurate tool and considerable experience of the measurer.
Any chair with the help of decor can be made original.
The chair is subject to measurement completely, in all nuances. These are height, width, depth, dimensions of the back and seat, and many other structural elements. If you ignore this step or don't take it too seriously, the cover is bound to end up either too tight or too small and not look as planned.
In order to sew various covers for chairs with a back with your own hands, you need a pattern. To do this, we prepare a schematic drawing of all the details of the chair, after which we collect everything into a single picture. We carefully transfer the drawing already in natural sizes to paper and no less carefully transfer the drawing to the straightened fabric. Usually, white chalk or another color is used for drawing on fabric. It is well washed, and even removed without washing, by the usual shaking. And does not cause any damage to the fabric. A certain precision is required of the patterns, and the cutter must not forget to leave some margin in order to be able to sew the details where provided.
A single composition is obtained from the connection of various flaps of fabric.
Sewing covers for office and other chairs with your own hands, according to step-by-step instructions, is not so difficult as you might initially think. Next, a good sewing machine is simply taken, and all the details are neatly sewn together. It is necessary to make sure that the seam that goes through the covers for home chairs without a back is even and strong, there are no tears. Otherwise, at the first putting on, the cover may be damaged, and it will have to be repaired already in the initial period of use. However, one must always be ready to replace something in the chair covers, put it in order, repair it.
The material must be chosen hypoallergenic and, if possible, water-repellent.
Beautiful examples and options
There are an unusually large number of sites on the Internet that specialize in the production of furniture and accessories for it. Usually on their pages you can find a large number of the best options for chair covers. The visitor will be amazed by the wealth of choice.
Chairs with covers are found everywhere. If you carefully look around you, you can see a lot of interesting things that are then used in your own practice of making covers.
Stylish chairs will advantageously complement other elements of the interior.
Practical bar stools with covers, products for a computer club, numerous solutions developed by experts will be the best help in deciding which capes to make with your own hands for your family.
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Recently, it has become fashionable to do things with your own hands and covers are no exception. After all, simply by sheathing your chairs, you can give them a new life, in general, this also applies to the entire interior of the room.
There can be a very large number of reasons for such a transformation. For example, the upholstery on the chairs began to wear out and scuffs are clearly visible, and this spoils the overall picture of the room. Or maybe the general color scheme of the room has changed or the original color of this furniture is simply tired.
Making chair covers with your own hands is much cheaper than changing the original upholstery or even buying new ones.
Another benefit of making your own covers is the uniqueness of the style. Indeed, in the store you can simply not find a suitable design or color, or maybe the quality of work.
Before you make such a product yourself, you can peep some points on the Internet. There are a large number of photos of chair covers. Thanks to this, you can improve your own idea for the design of covers, transform an existing one, or even create a new one.
Options
There are quite a few options for cases, but among them there are several main ones.
Seat cover - this cover will protect the original upholstery from dirt and prevent rapid wear. A half-cover is a product that does not completely cover the chair.
Another option is separate covers for the back and seat. The back cover is great for the holidays, unlike the other options, this one is the easiest to sew.
And finally, one-piece covers that cover the entire surface of the chair, hiding absolutely all defects. But in terms of tailoring, a rather complex product that requires the most materials and time to manufacture.
Training
Before you sew a chair cover with your own hands, you need to take the appropriate measurements and cut out the materials.
To begin with, we will make the necessary measurements, this is done so that the product ultimately sits well on the chair. We measure the width and height of the back and seat, in addition, we make the estimated length of the entire cover.
Pay attention to the expansion of the legs and back of the chair, if you do not take this point into account, then the cover may simply be small and will have to be redone.
Now you need to transfer all the measurements to the preliminary drawing. For ease of execution, the pattern can be made in one piece, but more materials will be required. On the other hand, the pattern separately will require more time to stitch the details of the cover.
Cutting a chair cover in full size is a very important point, this process is best done on some newspaper or tracing paper. After that, we check it on the chair itself. If everything fits together, you can start working with the fabric itself.
Choosing a fabric is quite simple, you need to focus on whether a given color and type of fabric itself will suit the interior of the room. Another parameter is the ease of washing covers.
However, you should not buy expensive fabrics, because with constant washing it will quickly deteriorate, and a feature in self-tailoring is saving money.
Sewing
For tailoring, we need the following set of tools. Chalk, rubber, accessories, needles and pins, centimeter, pattern blank, scissors, threads and, of course, the fabric itself.
So, let's start sewing a cover for a chair with a back with our own hands. After taking measurements, we proceed to the pattern, which consists of 3 parts. We are talking about rectangles that cover the sides and back.
Now you need to transfer the pattern to the fabric itself using chalk and carefully cut out the necessary parts, do not forget about the shared thread.
We proceed to the connection of the side elements, and then move on to the lower cut of the back, specifically to its back. We turn and make a line. After that, it is worth proceeding to the side parts, they need to be sewn to the seat.
Finally, you need to tuck the sections of the side elements of the cover and flash them. As a decoration, you can add some decorative element to the case.
That, in fact, is all that is required, sewing covers is not such a difficult task, but it requires attention and accuracy. This approach to business will provide a quality product that will last for a year. Whether it's a cover for the entire chair or just the seat.
DIY photo of chair covers
