How do you upholster a sofa, what items are needed, how much fabric should I buy? Or am I better off buying a slipcover, but they never seem to fit right.
Bring it to my husband. LOL He does this type of work. It is a lot of work. If you've never done it before, I don't recommend attempting it.But you would need the material to start with, A staple gunw/staples, a good sewing machine, you may need to buy new foam if the old is no good also stuffing, it's like a cotton batting, I think that's the word I'm looking for. I think that's about it. Oh and a good pair of sharp scissors. They should have a guide at the fabric store as to how much fabric you need. Good Luck if you attempt it. It is a lot of work. It takes my husband about 2 days to do a sofa if he works staight through. That's like from 8 in the morning to maybe 9-10 at night.
Upholstering is a very hard job and you are right about slip covers. You can buy fabric and cover over the upholstery that's already there. You can use fabric tape and some fabric glue and a staple gun. Cover the cushions to start then use the fabric tape to hold it in place. Then cover the arms and such and staple it underneath the sofa on the wooden frame. I DO NOT recommend this on a good sofa, but if it's something that you got at a yard sale, have fun.
