A bold armchair in a striking color or design can up the ante on any room. However, luxurious armchairs can come with a price tag to match. If you’re familiar with sewing machines, you can make a DIY armchair slipcover that suits your style, family, and budget.
You can find Old, worn-out chairs in nearly every antique and secondhand store. If you find one that fits the shape you want, consider it a new project.
For this project, you will need only fabric, pins, and a sewing machine. First, find the fabric that fits your vision. If you’re a novice sewer, use a slightly more durable fabric. There’s also nothing wrong with buying affordable fabrics. Be sure to check our sales section and different fabric types. When you’re done, shop for fabric for pillows or cushions for a one-of-a-kind accent.
Here is how you create your armchair slipcovers:
1.) Roughly cut pieces of your fabric that are larger than the areas you will cover.
2.) Begin pinning each area into small sections. You will want your fabric to be inside-out for this part.
3.) Once you pin all areas together and fit them how you want them to be, carefully pull the fabric off the chair.
4.) Sew the sections together and cut off the excess fabric.
5.) Place the cover on the chair to ensure everything fits how you want it to. You may need to re-stitch or hand sew some areas, so check over all the seams and edges.
After that, you’re done! You will have a removable armchair slipcover to wash and change easily. You can double the fabric for matching slipcovers or use the pieces you cut for a pattern to cover another chair. However you choose to do it, chair slipcovers look beautiful and are much simpler to put together than they seem.
Do you need fabric for your custom slipcovers? If so, shop with us at Kovi Fabrics! Take a look at our reviews section to discover the positive experiences that past clients have had.
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