The Stuff: Upholstery, Fabric, Frame

Reuse/recycle to make wow-level chairs. Top upholsterer Lorraine Osborne guides you through her simple processes for salvaging and fabulously renovating old, unloved chairs. Using basic upholstery skills—plus your own personal style and a bit of flair—learn how to transform a frame into something unique. A special feature: discover the excitement of designing and printing your own fabric, using simple computing knowledge. Enjoy a wealth of insider advice, including ways to calculate quantities of fabric accurately and 12 of Lorraine's top tips for making furniture projects amazing.

Selected projects:

lovely ovaries
drawing blood
catfish
love me tender
test card
she’s running the country
1967
murder on the chaise
screen goddesses
kathakali
microbia
the confessional
the eggs
double helix

Lorraine Osborne

176 pp | 600 color and b/w images | Hardcover