I decided to take an upholstery class this summer with hopes of learning how to make a slip cover for my funky couch and throw pillows for my bed. What's this- a staple gun?!? I had no idea how much muscle would be required when tying down spring coils to the bottom of my "soon-to-be ottoman" wood frame. Last night was my first class at the Furniture Joint at 33 Great Jones, NY, NY with Matthew Haly.
We began with a square wood frame for an ottoman. After writing our names on the bottom (then me discovering the bottom from the top), we stapled and weaved in the webbing. After stretching the webbing tight with a webbing stretcher (who knew they even had such a specific tool), we spaced the coil evenly apart and hand sewed the coils in tightly with italian weaving thread (I think thats what Matt called it) and a very VERY large needle. After the spring coils were in place, we nailed in the tacks on the edge and tied the coils down so that they were no more than 3 1/2" above the webbing. This was problematic for me. I wasn't a boy scout, so knots are not that easy for me, nor making the knots so tight that they allowed for maximum tension whereby pushing the coils down to its 3 1/2" position. I need to do more arm weights at the gym apparently.
The images below show the steps in order of progress.
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