I have an upholstery questions about spring chairs: can you replace traditional springs in a chair seat with zig zag springs? I do not know who to ask and I cannot seem to find the answer on the internet.

by admin | Jul 10, 2024 | Questions Answered

What a great question. I hope I can help. I think the biggest difference between sinuous springs (zig-zag) and coil springs, is the stress they put on your furniture frame. Zig-Zag springs are applied to your furniture from front to back. They have to be stretched...

If you don’t have all the tools for stretching and stapling of the fabric. Are the hobnails(right word?) rounded headed nails a good alternative?

by admin | Jul 10, 2024 | Questions Answered

Such a great question. A webbing stretcher is essentially a block of wood with pokey things on the end of it. You can make your own with a block of wood, and put your own pokey things in it. I had never heard of a hobnail before this question! A brad nailer works...

I am working on these chairs and wondering if I should replace the springs, I removed all the old fabric and batting, only thing left are the springs. Plan on replacing the bottom webbing to start then attempt the fabric recover.

by admin | Jul 10, 2024 | Questions Answered

Fun fact. Your final upholstery product will only ever last as long as the infrastructure. If the spring job is 50 years old, your new upholstery work is already 50 years old, and when the springs give, so will everything else. Spring tying can look intimidating, but...

Good morning! I was hoping to join one of your Saturday morning classes to help me restore our seats in our pontoon boat. I just stumbled across your page, but would like to try to get the boat on the water ASAP. What days do you have available?

by admin | Jul 10, 2024 | Questions Answered

Good morning! Lucky for you my classes are just about EVERY weekend! I teach my classes Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays. My next Saturday availability is this weekend. It looks like I may still have a couple of spots left, so you should definitely sign up!...

How long are the private online lessons?

by admin | Jul 10, 2024 | Questions Answered

Private lessons are purchased by the hour at $100 an hour with a 2 hour minimum, 4 hour maximum, each class. This is a great option for focused learning, specifically if there is a particular skill you want to learn, or a problem with your project you are trying to...