Reupholster Furniture for Allergies - generously upholstered furniture are often the most affordable and desirable places to sit or stand. Unfortunately, for many people with severe allergies, they can also represent their bitter enemies. Some upholstered pieces, especially the elderly, can be filled with filler, the years has captured allergies worth of dust and dissolves. Even filling yourself material can be as described below, which can stimulate an allergic response. Remove current pad and replace upholstery and fabrics, so you can breaeasier.
How to Reupholster Furniture for Allergies
Remove nails, tacks or staples holding current upholstery fabric secure. Work on one section of piece at time. Carefully remove fabric from each part of piece and do not tear it.
Measure dimensions of each piece of fabric and add them all together to find out how much new fabric you need to purchase. Remember to convert these measurements to yards. There are 36 inches in 1 yard.
Remove any old padding that is filled with dust or stuffing such as down that can irritate allergies. You will want to replace this with new foam padding or all-natural cotton batting. These are less likely to trap significant amounts of dust or to cause allergic reactions.
Lay out new fabric with wrong side facing up. Be sure all stitches are removed from old pieces so they can lay flat. Lay old pieces onto new fabric so none overlap. Pin them in place with straight pins.
Cut around each old piece using pinking shears to create identical piece from new fabric. Pin new pieces together using arrangement of old pieces as guide. Pin with wrong sides of fabric out and use same seam allowance as original upholstery.
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