Sew covers for the armrests of the sofa with your own hands: pattern, diagrams and description

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Any furniture sooner or later loses its appearance. The sofa is dented, the chair suffers from external influences and becomes dull, even the chair needs repair and reupholstery after a while. A cover for the armrests of upholstered furniture can restore its former attractiveness. If you make covers for the armrests of the sofa correctly and carefully, it will look like new and will last for many years. Reupholstering furniture is a rather labor-intensive process. Before you cover the armrests of a sofa with your own hands, you need to prepare a special tool and watch at least a few master classes on this topic.

How to reupholster the armrests of a sofa yourself with fabric

The sofa armrest cover requires preliminary disassembly. First you need to remove the part, then cover it with new material, and put it back in place. For all work you will need the following tool:

1. Stapler.
2. Several screwdrivers.
3. PVA glue.
4. Sharp knives or scissors.
5. Hammer.
6. Foam rubber or other fillers.
7. Upholstery materials.
8. Set of nails, hooks, buttons.
9. Fabric for the cover. Armrests made of jacquard, suede, flock, and tapestry will look beautiful.
10. Frill and elastic - if provided for by the design.

Work on the sofa may include:

• Replacement of upholstery material;
• Repairing and sealing the structure;
• Repairing broken parts.

The design of the armrests consists of solid material. It is sheathed with various materials. If the plywood base is damaged, there is no point in covering it. A complete furniture renovation is needed. The cover should be put on the armrest when the part is in good condition and can last for more than one year. This is the final stage of furniture repair. It is performed in accordance with the following instructions:

1. We purchase the necessary fabric, accessories in stock, prepare tools and materials.
2. We remove the armrests, then carefully remove the old upholstery from them with a sharp tool. You need to save it to take measurements for a new cover.
3. When cutting out parts from new foam rubber and fabric, you should carefully observe the shape of the furniture. All recesses and protrusions must be clearly repeated on the material.
4. After stretching the covers, we check the strength and quality. If the material fits tightly on the armrest, we mount it back and assemble the sofa. Updated upholstered furniture will last for some time.

In this way, you can put covers on the armrests of the sofa from cats and dogs or simply change the appearance of the furniture.

How to cover an armrest with leather yourself

First of all, you need to choose leather similar to that used to cover other parts of the sofa. In addition, for work you will need:

• Filling, fittings, piping to cover seams;
• Foam rubber, snake, several marker needles, decorative buttons;
• Glue, drill, metal ruler, screwdriver;
• Polyester threads, sewing machine, needles;
• Hammer, screwdriver, wrench, staples;
• Special staplers for furniture, scissors;
• Measuring tape, chalk.

We disassemble the sofa into its components. We clean it of decor and pillows. The backrest is separated from the armrests using special tools. Worn, old upholstery is removed using a flat-head screwdriver. For patterns made from new leather, the old upholstery is preserved. You need to clean the sofa itself from dust, dirt, and old foam rubber. Only after thorough cleaning can you begin updating.

We make a pattern from leather using old material. Don't forget about the seam allowance. To fasten the elements we use special needles. Then we sew the product with a sewing machine.

We cover the armrests and attach new leather to each part. It is important to carefully stretch the material so that it does not deform. We use a stapler. The fabric fastening staples come in 4 cm increments. We attach the foam rubber and the cover to the sides. Assembling a leather sofa.

How to make armrests for a chair

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In the process of reupholstering armrests, a universal approach applies, regardless of the type of furniture. The chair is covered in a similar way to a sofa. The structure is removed, a new cover is made, and the foam rubber is cut out. The side panel is then attached back. But there are certain nuances of covering the chair:

• It is advisable to retighten not only the handles, but also the seat. In any case, the new material will differ in color and appearance from the previous upholstery;
• You should cut a piece of foam rubber five centimeters thick and glue it to the plywood sheet of the seat;
• A construction stapler will help securely fasten the straps to the back;
• Foam rubber is used, one millimeter thick.From it you need to cut a part that will be five centimeters larger than the seat itself. Fix the padding polyester on it;
• Then put the upholstery fabric on the seat and attach it with a stapler. Afterwards, we attach the padding polyester with foam rubber to the chair parts;
• We install the seat and move on to the armrests. To secure the padding polyester, you can use aerosol glue. Then we put on the fabric, trim it or secure it with staples. The chair looks like new.