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Invisible Zipper for a Designer Pillow
From www.HomeFashionsU.com
High-end designer pillows are sewn with invisible zippers. The invisible zipper is hidden in the seam which creates a beautiful finished pillow. Register for a hands-on pillow class at Home Fashions U and learn the techniques of sewing invisible zippers.
You can also Download Free DIY Invisible Zipper Instructions
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Below is a brief sequence of this method
1. Framing the chair by using welt cord.
2.Placement of fabric.
3. Adding the fabric to the arms.
4. Welt cord placement before adding skirt.
5. Add the finishing touch! Viola!
Slipcover like a Pro Date
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Home Decor Sewing Retreat March 25-29.2009
From Sew What Custom Slipcovers and Home Fashions U
Claudia Buchanan
Originally designed to protect heirloom furniture and expensive upholstery from everyday wear and tear, slipcovers have reached new heights to meet the needs of contemporary modern living. Now you can buy furniture that comes with its own tailor-made slipcovers, blending the look and fit of custom upholstery with the quick cleaning and redesign ease of slipcovers.
Given their practicality, versatility, durability, easy-care and inexpensive, fashionable good looks, it's no wonder that more designers are putting their names on these home furnishing fashions, and more slipcovers grace the homes of families everywhere. The trend towards furniture that comes with its own slipcovers means moderately-priced furniture with designer details and custom features can fit in a multitude of settings without the usual concern we might have over more custom pieces.
Designer Details
Savvy consumers are demanding coordinated design details, like those provided by Custom Slipcover Designers. Local Slipcover designers create stylized details, finishing touches and custom-coordinated fabrics exclusively for your furniture. These design details distinguish your personal slipcover from retail purchased slipcovers.
Versatility
Most custom slipcovers do not require zippers or Velcro. Retail ready-made slipcover require zipper construction in the back of each piece and Velcro closures on the underside to ensure that the slipcovers is a one size fits all look. Custom slipcovers create a formal to casual look or winter to summer look and can be changed as often as you change your clothes...
Custom slipcovers offer styles that meet varying consumer lifestyles. Clients may choose from a Cottage Style featuring a traditional round arm, Milan which possesses an elegant, contemporary curved arm and Metro, an edgy approach to modern design in a square arm construction.
Choose Your Fabric and Color
Fabrics should always be tested for shrinkage, strength, color fastness, stain resistance and other factors. Cotton and cotton blends are best for durable slipcovers. Create a designer look with cotton velvets, chenille, linen and silks. For the ruff and rugged look heavyweight twills, washable micro-suede (polyester) and denims are great!
Ready - Made Slipcovers - The most common slipcovers are mass-market construction using generic patterns. In order to fit as many furniture sizes and types as possible, these patterns are designed to fit a size range rather than a specific length, width and height. Also they're designed to fit the most common style of furniture. If your furniture is not this style, the cover won't work.
Some manufacturers have switched to stretch fabrics or custom sizing the generic pattern to a specific length and width (semi-custom) to help reduce the amount of tucking and tying necessary with standard ready-made slipcovers. These techniques, however, don't eliminate the furniture style problem.
Custom Tailored Slipcovers - The best possible fit, of course, comes from having your slipcovers custom tailored to the size and shape of your furniture. Besides a great fit, custom tailored slipcovers also include separate cushion and pillow covers, zippered closures, covered cord accents and your choice of skirt finishes - features not available with ready-made or semi-custom fit slipcovers. Custom tailored slipcovers can be made using four different methods.
As a slipcover professional, there are several methods to use. The method we use at Sonoran Sewing is the Outline Method which is great for the beginner sewer as well as the professional seamstress.
Here are a few photos from the 2007 Slipcover Summit, held in Boston, Massachusetts last week.
Pin Fit Method
Pattern Making
Sew What Custom Slipcovers is located in Peoria,AZ. I offer custom tight fitting slipcovers, it is difficult to tell the difference between upholstered furniture and my slipcovers. If you need a washable slipcover I recommend pre-washing and shrinking the fabric before we start your slipcover.
I prefer to assist my clients in fabric selection, not all fabrics are equal when it comes to slipcovering.
Why not have a change of furniture clothes? Create a winter and sumer theme for the home. We also sew slipcovers for party clothes for special occasions or critter covers to protect your furniture from kids and pets.
We price our slipcovers by the amount of yardage we use and the detail in the workmanship. Some fabrics also have an up-charge.
For a custom slipcover contact Claudia at www.SewWhat4u.com
We also offer Slipcover classes for the creative do it yourself person.
More information at www.HomeFashionsU.com
Pinning the fabric to the curve and measuring the distance of each pleat (or dart) so that they are uniform on each side of the sofa.
You can see the seams on both sides of the sofa, creating the curves.
This photo shows the front panel attached to the decking and the outsides of the slipcover pin to the inside.
The Method I use is a stitch in the ditch method, I stitch the slipcover together by sewing in the welt cord seam on the right side of the fabric.
The Finished Slipcover
This sofa was manufactured in North Carolina 30 years ago and very This sofa was manwell made. The client had cats that had used it for a scratching post and needed a new look and something washable.
The slipcover had needed to have a tight fit and which is sometimes a challenge with inside curves.
I started by laying the fabric into the curve area and repeat the sections to create the curve.
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This is a wonderful Holiday Dessert You and load the recipe and view the video at PumpkinTrifle
