I have finally finished a large furniture covering contract for a delightful couple and their holiday home.
They loved the suite they had in their holiday cottage and couldn’t find another suite they liked as much so enlisted my services to have it covered instead. They could have had them reupholstered, but liked the idea of being able to take the covers off to wash them, so they asked if I could make some loose but fitted covers.
The job included two sofas, an arm chair, a footstool, some cushions, and to preserve the longevity of the seats they wanted arm covers that could be washed on a regular basis, rather than removing the whole cover.
Before taking on this job, my pet hate had been making piping cord, due to the time it takes compared to making the actual item (saying that, piping does give a beautiful finish to products).
Having now made over 100 meters of piping over the course of this project, I seem to have made my peace with it, thankfully! Apart from the piping the biggest problems i found were matching the pattern to make sure cushions, covers and skirts matched up, and also the weight of lifting the heavy upholstery fabric on and off the sofa and getting it through the machine.
Below are some before and after pictures of the furniture.
I’m delighted to say they liked the new suite covers so much, they asked me to cover another sofa and a foot stool for their house.
