We excavate the back first, beginning with the elk hide.
Time to turn the chair on its back.
The frame is exposed.
Topcoat halfway finished.
The woven webbing creates the deck.
Using the pattern from the spring topper, we add the springs in the historic pattern.
The tie pattern is completed.
New spring deck...
Horse hair is hand carded.....
Upholstery show cover is placed...
Coir applied...
Second application of cotton topper applied...
Leather is tacked into place...
Inside back is webbed...
Jute topper and edgeroll...
Second layer of horse hair...
Final cotton topper.
The lovely leather showcover is tacked into place.
The outside back before upholstery, showing the jute webbing.
Note we slipped trims around the outside back!
Our dustcovers are special.
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The historic cushions placed onto the newly upholstered frame, above.
Mitchell took notes on any changes he might want to make.
the pieced remnant of the torn showcover…
A pattern was created for the showcover…
An outer layer of cotton was simply too filthy…
Exposing the springs…
The inner cotton could be cleaned and reused
The springs were cleaned to reuse…
The historic tag left on!
Mitchell did a bit or reparation….
A new envelope was created…
Sewn…
And the conserved springs inserted…
The spring unit was secured to the covering…
A new layer of cotton wrapped the historic cushion…
The external cushion cover was sewn…
The cushion was stuffed and stitched into place.
We began with the inside back cushion.
The cushion was carefully excavated, and each layer was inspected and considered for reuse where possible. Those parts that were able to be reused were cleaned and/or carded.
A new ticking was created, and the new buildup of both historic and new materials executed into a new inside back cushion, ready for its showcover.
The same process was performed for the seat cushion, above, except that a new seat cushion was created to replace the old as the historic springs were quite worn.
In the last image above you can see the new cushion height compared to the old.
Once the cushions were rebuilt, the show cover was upholstered.
The showcover is a richly embroidered landscape of critter activities!
Mitchell cut the cushion upholstery to make sure that in each cushion,
all the critters and flowers were represented.
Completed Mason Monterey Chair.
Completed Mason Monterey Chair.
Completed Mason Monterey Chair.
Completed Mason Monterey Chair.
Completed Mason Monterey Chair.
Completed Mason Monterey Chair.
Completed Mason Monterey Chair.
Completed Mason Monterey Chair.
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The boxings and small edging was made of the same leather that upholstered the frame, and the underside of the cushion was also leather, so the chair has the possibility of being seen in three ways, below.
Completed Mason Monterey Chair.
Completed Mason Monterey Chair.
Completed Mason Monterey Chair.
The chair is now ready for
another 75 years of love!
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Dan Antion – Connecticut - USA – Retired - Husband, father, author of the Dreamer’s Alliance Series. When I’m not writing, I might be in my woodshop, working around the house or walking around with a camera. I might be having a beer with friends. You can find me on my blog at NoFacilities.com and on Amazon.
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D. Katie Powell – hollywood baby turned beach gurl turned steel&glass city gurl turned cowgurl turned herb gurl turned green city gurl. . .
artist writer photographer. . .
cat lover but misses our big dogs, gone to heaven. . .
foodie, organic, lover of all things mik, partner in conservation business mpfconservation, consummate blogger, making a dream happen, insomniac who is either reading buddhist teachings or not-so-bloody mysteries or autobio journal thangs early in the morning when i can't sleep
dkatiepowellartsays:
You guys do such meticulous work, It’s really amazing, Kate. I have to come back and study this when I have more time.
I just found several items like this one… I’ve had you on my mind and have not seen you anwhere. I hope you and your family are all okay!
What a beauty! I had no idea the amount of work involved, though.