And a re-made spring unit...

Progress...

Fabric for the chairs...

So, thinking about what fabric to use for the chairs and how they belonged to my great-grandmother, we (Mam & Margaret) thought about how she would use fabric again and again, also, when she had curtains made, she'd then have a dress to match!!? Pretty cool eh? It then came to us! Of course! The curtains!

They had hung in my bedroom at home for years and were now a bit redundant. They were the obvious choice and I had to use them for these. Here they are...

The chair had a great pocketed sprint unit in it and failing to find a replacement we decided that the best way to re-do it would be to make up a new unit, using the pieces that had come out. I'll keep you posted on how I get on with the challenge ahead...

New Chairs...

Well, it's been so long since I did any blogging so I thought I better get back into it and let you know what I'm up to. I've started some new chairs - this time a pair of 1950's chairs that belonged to my Great-Grandmother. They are by Howard Keith and really were of the time. The original fabric was still in tack as it was so hard-wearing but they really did need brought up to date. Here's how it started off...and once all that old fabric was removed.