If you didn't see the old post, this is the before of my chair:
the chair as of noon yesterday:
and a few detail shots to let you know how hard I'm working:
Amazing discoveries so far:
A piece of a tag that reads "Gilspe..." Its paper and this is very strange to me. I'm wondering if it was added at a later upholstery date...seeing that this chair has more than thousand tack holes proving its been re-upholstered at least 10 times.
A safety pin
100 year old dust
Pigs hair
Last, and most exciting: A DIAMOND TUFTED BACK!!!
With every new layer exposed I discover new and exciting (DUSTY NASTY DIRTY) things about my chair. My instructor has been referring to it as "old girl" and I think I shall do the same.
I really want to find out what wood its made from and what the decorative legs are made of.
I also really want to narrow the date down so I know how old the "old girl" really is.
Wednesday's class will be spent hanging out with a woodworker who will hopefully give me some hot tips on how to restore the frame.
I must now read about diamond tufting in this totally tubular book:
I'm so proud of you, taking up upholstery. It's really amazing. It reminds me of these old hardcover books that Olivet had in the library that I used to drool over. One was all about making your own 'modern' furniture (mid-century) and the other was directions for art deco pieces (like cigarette stands and magazine racks). I actually found a copy of the latter in the Oxfam used book shop here, but it was super expensive.
ReplyDeleteI always kicked myself for never having taken wood shop in high school. And now that I want to...well, the options are lacking.
Thanks!! We had such great vocational programs back at good ol' SHS huh? I think there needs to be a vocational program "re-birth" of sorts in high school's everywhere. With the cost of college tuition rising just as steady as unemployment.. I think there's never been a better time.
ReplyDeleteI"m taking classes @ the Emily Griffith Opportunity School.. I think you would absolutely love it =)