How to Make Slipcovers

by Hoskins, Patricia

• ISBN13: 9781612125251
• ISBN10: 1612125255
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-06-30
• Publisher: Storey Books

Summary

Give your favorite furniture a new look! Patricia Hoskins, co-author of the best-selling One-Yard Wonders, offers simple, step-by-step, illustrated instructions for making your own slipcovers for dining chairs, easy chairs, ottomans, and sofas with either loose back pillows or fixed cushions. She explains exactly how to complete every step of the process, from choosing the best fabrics to calculating yardage, sewing curved seams, creating mitered corners, applying trims, and finishing with zippers, envelope backs, or ties.

Author Biography

Patricia Hoskins is the co-owner of Crafty Planet, a retail fabric and needlework store and craft workshop in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and has designed several of the patterns used in Crafty Planet classes. She enjoys knitting, crocheting, spinning, sewing, quilting, embroidery, and cross-stitching and is a graduate of American University, the University of Oregon, and the University of Missouri-Columbia Library Science program. She is the author of How to Make Slipcovers and is a co-author of One-Yard Wonders, Fabric-by-Fabric One-Yard Wonders, and Little One-Yard Wonders. 

Table of Contents

Chapter One:  Slipcover Design and Assembly
 Step-by-Step Overview - Materials and Tools

Chapter Two: Choosing Fabrics
Considerations - Fibers - Fabrics

Chapter Three: Trims
The Basics - Make Your Own Welting - Making Bias Strips - How to Baste Welting Together

Chapter Four: Special Techniques
Finessing Seams - Shaping - Inserting Trims - Adding a Zipper - Closure - Adding Ties

Chapter Five: Anatomy of a Slipcover
Naming Body Parts - Ottomans and Stools - Straight Chairs without Arms - Armchairs and Sofas - Cushions

Chapter Six: Style Your Skirt
Flat Skirts - Pleats - Gathers - Hems - Making and Attaching Bias Strips

Chapter Seven: Yardage Requirements
Things to Consider - Ballparking Yardage - Pattern Repeats - Panel Piecng Tips

Chapter Eight: Projects
Pinning, Fitting, and Basting - Rectangular Ottoman Slipcover - Round Stool Slipcover - Straight Chair Slipcover - Armchair or Sofa Slipcover - Zippered Seat Cushion or Back Cushion

Appendix
Sample Cutting Layouts
Standard Metric Conversion Formulas and Equivalents
Index