A Departure From Garment Sewing

Happy New Year!  

The end of the year had me reflecting on what I have and need to fix.  Top on the list is this saggy bottom arm chair.  

It's been in need of repairs for years, many years now.  It was an antique store find from back-in-the-day and once I removed the covering from the saggy bottom it really showed it's age.  

I carefully removed the burlap ribbons hoping that I would find a replacement in the upholstery section at the local fabric store.  No such luck.  They did have burlap fabric by the metre but no where as strong as was found in the interior of the chair.  

Thankfully, none of the spring were broken.  All I needed was to cover them up.  Instead of burlap, I found an outdoor upholstery fabric that was strong enough to hold the springs in place.  

I didn't start the year off with much sewing or even some pretty stitches.  I didn't even match the thread.  It was mostly a staple gun and tool box kind of project.  Two layers of new fabric, some fray check and a whole lot of staples there is no more saggy bottom.  

It feels good to have this armchair repaired.