8. Cording. Do you want fabric-covered welt cording around certain areas of your furniture? Let your upholsterer know where you want it. If you have a piece that has fabric stapled or tacked right up against exposed wood, you’ll probably want a fabric-covered double welt cord made and attached instead of using premade braid trim. If you want cording, you’ll need to provide more fabric. Ask your upholsterer how much more you'll need.
9. Sides and backs. Chair, love seat and sofa sides and backs should have fabric and padding underneath the outside fabric panels. Before attaching the outside fabric panels, there should be a base fabric that closes the hollows of the frame, with cotton or Dacron batting attached. When those layers are omitted, the outside arms and back are hollow and look flat and unprofessional. You usually find this on inexpensive new furniture and on really poorly done reupholstered pieces.
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Diamond tufting is a detail for a chair, sofa or headboard that creates extra cushion on tight-back upholstery. A tight back does not have as much "cush" as a loose back, so the diamond tufting makes up for that. It tends to feel modern in a solid and more traditional in a pattern.
8. Cording. Do you want fabric-covered welt cording around certain areas of your furniture? Let your upholsterer know where you want it. If you have a piece that has fabric stapled or tacked right up against exposed wood, you’ll probably want a fabric-covered double welt cord made and attached instead of using premade braid trim. If you want cording, you’ll need to provide more fabric. Ask your upholsterer how much more you'll need. 9. Sides and backs. Chair, love seat and sofa sides and backs should have fabric and padding underneath the outside fabric panels. Before attaching the outside fabric panels, there should be a base fabric that closes the hollows of the frame, with cotton or Dacron batting attached. When those layers are omitted, the outside arms and back are hollow and look flat and unprofessional. You usually find this on inexpensive new furniture and on really poorly done reupholstered pieces.
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