Need Help Finding Upholstery Fabric
 

I am trying to locate some upholstery fabric for a couch I bought
about 10 years ago. I'd like to have the cushions recovered.

This is what it looks like:

http://home.nyc.rr.com/acidrock212/couch1.jpg

http://home.nyc.rr.com/acidrock212/couch2.jpg

The store has long gone out of business and I've never shopped for
this sort of thing before.

Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.

A_C

Upholstry fabric is like fashion fabric--it goes out of style before
you know it.
The chances of finding this exact fabric are slim to nothing.
You may have to recover the entire thing which is not as hard as you
think--especially if you are doing the cushions anyway.
Check the craft books for upholstry. You could probably do the job
with a staple gun and little machine sewing

On 2 Oct 2005 18:30:42 -0700, "sewing4ever"
wrote:

Upholstry fabric is like fashion fabric--it goes out of style before
you know it.
The chances of finding this exact fabric are slim to nothing.
You may have to recover the entire thing which is not as hard as you
think--especially if you are doing the cushions anyway.
Check the craft books for upholstry. You could probably do the job
with a staple gun and little machine sewing

Good grief... I'm a bachelor, who can't even sew on a button!

Thanks for the advice though.

A_C

"Agent_C" wrote in message
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On 2 Oct 2005 18:30:42 -0700, "sewing4ever"
wrote:

Upholstry fabric is like fashion fabric--it goes out of style before
you know it.
The chances of finding this exact fabric are slim to nothing.
You may have to recover the entire thing which is not as hard as you
think--especially if you are doing the cushions anyway.
Check the craft books for upholstry. You could probably do the job
with a staple gun and little machine sewing

Good grief... I'm a bachelor, who can't even sew on a button!

Thanks for the advice though.

A_C


Then you need a slipcover. Surefit has nice ones.

Agent_C wrote:
On 2 Oct 2005 18:30:42 -0700, "sewing4ever"
wrote:


Upholstry fabric is like fashion fabric--it goes out of style before
you know it.
The chances of finding this exact fabric are slim to nothing.
You may have to recover the entire thing which is not as hard as you
think--especially if you are doing the cushions anyway.
Check the craft books for upholstry. You could probably do the job
with a staple gun and little machine sewing


Good grief... I'm a bachelor, who can't even sew on a button!

Thanks for the advice though.

A_C

Then maybe just the staple gun. Or you could borrow a sewing machine
and get acquainted with it. What does bachelorhood have to do with it,
anyway? Do you think bachelors don't understand machinery?

--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth

Pogonip wrote:
Then maybe just the staple gun. Or you could borrow a sewing machine
and get acquainted with it. What does bachelorhood have to do with it,
anyway? Do you think bachelors don't understand machinery?

I don't know any men who sew, not even Gay guys. It's like a lost art I
guess. I frankly have no interest in it all; I was just hoping to
source the fabric without a lot of footwork.

A_C

Agent_C wrote:
Pogonip wrote:

Then maybe just the staple gun. Or you could borrow a sewing machine
and get acquainted with it. What does bachelorhood have to do with it,
anyway? Do you think bachelors don't understand machinery?


I don't know any men who sew, not even Gay guys. It's like a lost art I
guess. I frankly have no interest in it all; I was just hoping to
source the fabric without a lot of footwork.

A_C


I know some men who sew. One of my sons-in-law, for instance. Men who
sew are like men who cook--they're usually very good at it. Sewing may
not be for you, and that's fine, but it isn't a lost art.

That said, I've been sewing for more than 50 years and have done some
decent slipcovers, but would be nervous about tackling an upholstery job.

Doreen in Alabama

Agent_C wrote:
Pogonip wrote:

Then maybe just the staple gun. Or you could borrow a sewing machine
and get acquainted with it. What does bachelorhood have to do with it,
anyway? Do you think bachelors don't understand machinery?


I don't know any men who sew, not even Gay guys. It's like a lost art I
guess. I frankly have no interest in it all; I was just hoping to
source the fabric without a lot of footwork.

A_C

I know a lot of women who don't sew, too. Single women, married women,
widowed women. Sewing is not gender-specific. If you read this ng you
will find a lot of men who are skilled at sewing and even tailoring.
Men quilt, too, of course.

All of the old crafts seem to be slipping away, especially now in the
days of resin and hot glue guns.

--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth

Agent_C wrote:
I am trying to locate some upholstery fabric for a couch I bought
about 10 years ago. I'd like to have the cushions recovered.

This is what it looks like:

http://home.nyc.rr.com/acidrock212/couch1.jpg

http://home.nyc.rr.com/acidrock212/couch2.jpg

The store has long gone out of business and I've never shopped for
this sort of thing before.

Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.

A_C

That looks like a discontinued Broyhill fabric. I think I've seen the
red version still out there. actually a few vendors used it at the
time. Jewel tones in upholstery are not as prominent any longer. You
may be able to find a similar Jaquard with tone on tone leaves. How are
the springs on a sofa that old? It's cheaper sometimes to buy a new
sofa.

MYE

Agent_C wrote:

I don't know any men who sew, not even Gay guys. It's like a lost art I
guess. I frankly have no interest in it all; I was just hoping to
source the fabric without a lot of footwork.

Where's Tom Farrell when you need him? LOL