Essentials of Upholstery

By HERBERT BAST

This work is intended to serve as a textbook in upholstery, and to supply the directions necessary for producing a set of typical jobs.

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
PART I ESSENTIAL PROCESSES.
Upholstery Tools and Equipment.
Process 1: Amount and Location of Webbing.
Process 2: Tacking and Stretching Webbing.
Process 3: Number and Size of Springs.
Process 4: Placing and Fastening Springs.
Process 5: Tying Springs to Height.
Process 6: Tying Springs Crosswise.
Process 7: Crosstying Springs.
Process 8: Making a Spring Edge.
Process 9: Bending and Fastening Wire to Spring Edge.
Process 10: Attaching Burlap.
Process 11: Roll Edge on Wood.
Process 12: Stitched Edge.
Process 13: Stuffing with Muslin Cover.
Process 14: Planning and Cutting Covers.
Process 15: Machine Sewing of Covering.
Process 16: Putting on Covers.
Process 17: Cutting Covers for Corners and Making Pleats.
Process 18: Making Upholstery-Covered Buttons.
Process 19: Filling Cushions with a Machine.
Process 20: Filling Cushions by Hand.
Process 21: Gimping.
Process 22 : Tufting.
PART II TYPICAL JOBS.
Job 1: Pad Seat on a Wood Base.
Job 2: Pad Seat on a Stool.
Job 3: Upholstering an Open Structure.
Job 4: Upholstering an Open Structure, Saddle Shaped.
Job 5: Upholstering an Open Structure (Footstool with Cover Drawn Over Sides).
Job 6: Upholstering an Open Structure (Footstool with Border All Around).
Job 7: Upholstering an Open Structure (Footstool with Welted Top).
Job 8: Upholstering an Open Structure (Footstool with Gimp All Around).
Job 9: Saddle-Seat Pull-Up Chair.
Job 10: Spring Seat.
Job 11: High-Leg Chair.
Job 12: Sunburst Pillow.
Job 13: Sunburst Pillow with Borde
Job 14: Slumber Roll.
Job 15: Overstuffed Davenport.
Job 16: Upholstering a Box Spring.
PART III MATERIALS.
Their Sources and Manufacture.
Cotton.
Jute.
Flax.
The Angora Goat.
Moss.
Tow.
Excelsior and Wood Wool.
Sea Grass.
Coconut Fiber.
Curled Hair.
Kapok (Silk Floss).
Webbing.
Burlap.
Muslin.
Cambric.
Cretonne.
Chintz.
Corduroy.
Rep.
Denim.
Haircloth.
Damask.
Velvet or Velour.
Mohair.
Leather.
Artificial Leather.
Tapestry.
Springs.
Tacks and Nails.
Twine.
Gimp.
Chair Glides.
Hair Pickers.
APPENDIX: Cloth Moths.
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