How to sew furniture covers. We make furniture beautiful (covers, capes, etc.). I note that this whole dressing process took a whole day of light ...

My Sweet Home brings to your attention a selection of materials on how to sew a sofa cover with your own hands. In the master classes below, you will learn how to sew unique practical sofa covers. Your furniture will be reliably protected from dust and salting. It will retain the natural color of the upholstery for a long time and will not be damaged by the claws of pets.

General information and methods of taking measurements

This page from the magazine will help you get general information about how to take measurements from the sofa, how to prepare a pattern for sewing.

Sofa cover pattern

A sofa cover is really convenient both in practical terms and in terms of changing the surroundings. After all, having several fabric solutions, you can alternate capes, thereby avoiding monotony in the interiors.

In the figure above, you can see how the pattern of the future cover is cut, what measurements need to be taken.

Sewing a sofa cover with your own hands

The master class on the Mom's Secret website seemed very curious to me, where a guide for sewing a sofa deck for furniture from Ikea is presented. Ikeevsky sofa was purchased for a children's room, which means that there was a high probability that the material would be dirty, so it was decided to sew a beautiful cover.

Variant of a stretch cover for a sofa from a single piece of fabric

Simple do-it-yourself sofa cover

If you don’t want to bother with cutting and sewing, but you still need to cover the sofa, then try to do as shown in the figure above. It will turn out a beautiful cape on furniture - quickly and easily. Also see the detailed guide for sofa covers on the page

The second master class will be this simple sofa cover. After all, not everyone wants refinement, but enough practical option. For example, for a summer residence, the practical aspect will come first. Such a master class can be found on the page:

And this sofa found its cape thanks to the efforts of the user of the Country of Mothers website. I wanted to include this cover in the selection, even though there are no drawings and patterns on the page. In the comments on the page you can find out the details of the work from the craftswoman herself, look through the replicas:

A wonderful do-it-yourself master class on a sofa cover is published on the website of Irina Voroshilova, who calls herself Baba Irisha. A good site, where, in addition to this master class, you can find a lot of interesting guides for yourself. Yes, and yet, a video instruction is attached to the material on the case, and this is doubly valuable! See the work on the page:

The author of this master class got bored with regularly cleaning his eurobook sofa. Therefore, the man decided to sew a practical cover for the sofa with his own hands. It turned out quite well! Read the manual and see step by step photos process per page:

We go further and offer to get acquainted with the record of Brittany Bailey. This post also includes video instructions. This is not a master class, but a guide to putting on a sofa cover. Too important information for those who bought a ready-made case and do not know how to put it on their soft one. The author's page is in English, but there are a lot of detailed photos and the video is also detailed, so you can figure it out. See instructions on the page:

The next motivational master class tells us how the girl updated her sofa on her own. There are many photos in the record illustrating the process of sewing covers. In this case, each pillow has a separate cover. See the manual on the page:

I also once published a master class on a chair cover. Let this master class be as a bonus, because chairs and sofas serve the same purpose - to create for us comfortable conditions for relax. See the manual on the page:

Video master class - do-it-yourself sofa cover from Irina Voroshilova

What a pleasure to sit comfortably on the garden furniture surrounded by greenery or near outdoor fireplace. But no matter how comfortable the furniture is, without textiles it will not be cozy enough and even tough. Rarely used in garden furniture soft upholstery. It is replaced with special pillows or mattresses.

They are sewn from durable fabric, and materials that can withstand a significant operational load are used as a filler.

Cushion materials for garden furniture

Even the most durable types of garden furniture cushions are affected by external factors. Materials for street textiles are selected based on their resistance to action:

high and low temperatures;
atmospheric humidity and precipitation;
bright sunlight;
sea spray.

Properly selected pillows retain their “face” under the scorching sun and in the pouring rain.

Pillows for the street are sewn using reliable and attractive materials. After all, textiles should not stand out from the general style of the garden, yard or plot. They make the furniture even more beautiful, and the rest even more comfortable. Also read about the most best pillows for sleep at the link.

Garden furniture is understood as designer chairs, benches, benches, long benches. Therefore, pillows are used not only as their classic application, but also seats and mattresses, decorative element in gazebos and terraces.

fabrics

Garden textiles must fulfill their functions. Special fabrics are used for sewing country pillows. They are designed for outdoor use. They are subject to the following requirements:

pillow covers should be easy to clean;
the fabric should be pleasant to the touch, well breathable;
material must match hygiene requirements: do not rot, do not become moldy, do not give a chance to insects to settle in it.

The design of fabrics is not given less attention. Fabrics should not fade in the sun. It's good if they keep theirs original view long time. On the street, this is not so easy to achieve. But manufacturers managed to increase the resistance of fabrics to fading. To do this, use persistent dyes, which stain the fibers even at the stage of their formation.

Outdoor fabrics are subjected to special processing. Dirt-repellent treatment and antibacterial impregnation of fabrics prevents the appearance of dust mites. Water-repellent substances are also applied to the material. Such procedures make the fabric strong and durable.

Pillows for garden furniture are made mainly from high quality synthetic fabrics: polypropylene, polyester, polyacrylic, Cordura, Sunbrella. They are marked "outdors" and are designed for year-round use. These materials are extremely durable.

For pillows used in closed gazebos, less expensive fabrics can also be used. They should not be left outside when it rains. But even if this happens, the pillows will dry quickly and will not lose their decorative effect.

For benches, stools, deck chairs and chairs, pillows made of upholstery fabric, from furniture fabric - microfiber, as well as from mixed fabric with special impregnation. They are easy to care for, especially if the outdoor cushion cover is removable.

Natural materials quickly lose their color in the sun and wear out. They are used much less frequently. Adherents of all natural will suit jacquard, as well as other mixed fibers from cotton and linen compounds. It is better not to use wool for pillows. Reviews of jacquard fabric can be found.

Fillers

All pillow fillers are divided into two groups:

natural;

For example: buckwheat husk is a natural filler.

artificial.

Video: how to make a soft seat with your own hands for a bench

This video will tell you how to make a furniture pillow with your own hands.

Initially, eurocases were called products manufactured by an Italian company"Ga.i.Co.". But the idea turned out to be so successful that now this name has become a household name for a whole group of products manufactured under numerous trademarks.

A classic eurocover is a rather expensive product, since it is made using a special fabric made using the “bielastico” technology. Elastic threads, which are woven into a fabric made using similar technologies, allow the cover to stretch, taking the form of a sofa.

Accordingly, only a few manufactured sizes are used for numerous and diverse models and types of furniture.

The first reason for using it is to protect both old and new furniture.

If there are small playful children and pets in the house, the additional coating will become a barrier and will take on all the animal hair, dirt, scratches and puffs.

In this case, you can use the cover on leather sofa to preserve the integrity of expensive upholstery. Periodically, it can be washed or dry-cleaned, and with a complete loss of aesthetic appearance, throw it away and sew a new one without regret.

The second reason is savings on upgrades. Even with the most careful use, there comes a time when you need to completely change the upholstery of furniture. But this process is very expensive, in addition, it may require transportation to the workshop and time.

When hauling, you will need to completely disassemble the structure and the mechanism for transforming the sofa, which also does not contribute to extending its service life.

Using a case is the most a budget option, which guarantees the absence of additional damage to the mechanism and filler of the product.

The third reason is aesthetic. Still, it's quite an expensive piece of furniture. And when changing style, not everyone succeeds in acquiring new sets.

Use for covers material with new texture, color and pattern, can significantly change the design of the room. In addition, the use of one material for covering can make a set in a single stylistic solution from completely different types of furniture.

How to sew a eurocover on a sofa yourself

This process is not too complicated, the main thing in it is the correct calculation of the amount of fabric and accurate pattern. Naturally, for various types sofas it will be different.

To begin with, consider the simplest option - a case for.

In fact, this is the most comfortable view folding furniture not only for sleeping but also for self-tailoring cover. soft part this small thickness. Accordingly, the pattern for the cover will be the simplest.

The most important parameter by which a professional massage therapist will choose is the reliability and stability of the structure.
The level of popularity of folding beds with a mattress has become so high that manufacturers have begun producing specialized models with improved specifications. How to choose the right compact sleeping place read .

Similarly, a cover is made on. In fact, according to the patterns, two sofas are obtained without one armrest each. The only nuance that you should pay attention to is which of the parts the corner part will refer to.

Considering the non-rectilinear configuration corner sofa, the issue of fabric design comes first. It is necessary to avoid striped patterns, since with a separate pattern for each element, the direction of the stripes will not coincide.

DIY sofa covers

If cutting and connecting all the elements of the cover into a single design seems too complex process, you can make capes on armchairs and small sofas.

This cape consists of three parts. Lining - big piece fabric, which you just need to trim the edges. Cross cape.

The length of the central part is full size around the sofa. Starting from the floor of the front part and ending with the middle of the back part, if the sofa is near the wall.

If the furniture is placed so that the back can be seen, naturally the length of the outer cape will be from floor to floor. It is necessary to add 3-5 cm allowance for the hem.

Similarly, the length of the fabric for the armrests is measured. Starting from the junction with the sofa seat, ending with the floor. The width of the cuts is taken according to the corresponding dimensions of the furniture. Each time you need to add a value for allowances and seams (5-7 cm)

The main secret of such a cape is the rigid rods that must be deepened into the gaps between the armrests and the seat and between the seat and the back.

This must be done so that the fabric of the cape on the sofa does not wrinkle when they sit on it. The size of the elements should be 7/8 of the length of the slot.

The material can be wood, but to secure the wide side between the seat and the back, it is more expedient to take an ordinary polymer water pipe, as it can be bent at the required angle.

The main attention in this design should be given to the design of the corners of the armrests.

By sewing brass buttons to the edge of the cape, you can tie them with a decorative cord. Using, additional element from the same matter as top part, you can sew buttons to it.

You can use decorative lacing in several ways, threading it through holes or tying it around the top. The easiest way to tie a decorative knot.

How to make a pattern and sew a sofa cover with your own hands

Old upholstered furniture can easily be turned into a new one. Sew a cover for it, quilted with a thin rubber band. If you take artificial silk fabric for this, then gathered in small folds, it will look very impressive.

We offer you a pattern for a sofa, and also tell you step by step how to sew case for sofa.

For a sofa cover you will need: rayon, viscose or fine knitwear - 9 m with a width of 1 m 10 cm or 5 m 40 cm of fabric with a width of 1 m 60 cm.

The consumption of material for a sofa cover is given taking into account the increase in the length of the sofa by one third to create the effect of compressed fabric (small assemblies).

You will also need several skeins of rubber band 0.5 cm wide. The number of meters depends on the frequency of intervals between elastic bands. In our case, we sew the elastic band 10 times every 18 cm.

Also read how to sew a short swinger coat with a flying cut.

Sew a sofa cover according to ready-made patterns, it may not be difficult, but you will have to work with a long length. Assess correctly your capabilities and the convenience of the workplace. It is better to use a foot machine, as you will have to work with two hands.

We will sew a cover for a sofa with elastic bands, we will divide it into stages.

Stage one: Pattern of a cover for a sofa

We cut out the main details of the cover for the sofa - the back and the seat with the lower frill (do not cut off the lower part, but only cut it to the O and O1 marks).

We cut out two rectangles 40x30 cm in size from the patterned outcrops of the fabric, in order to further extend the length of the lower frill (the rectangles are shaded in the drawing).

We put points ABV and A1B1V1 on the fabric, ballpoint pen or felt-tip pen from the wrong side. With chalk on the inside, draw lines along which we will sew elastic bands.

Step Two: Cut the Sofa Cover

On the back of the cover from the inside, according to the marking, we sew tucks 15 cm deep and 10 cm wide. We sew the first elastic band, stepping back from the AA1 line by 18 cm.

We measure the length of the elastic band one third shorter than the curved length. For example, according to the patterns, the length from point B to B1 is 290 cm, 1/3 of 290=95.

Therefore, we cut the elastic band 195 cm long. On the back, we sew the elastic band 4 times every 18 cm.

At the beginning of the seam, the elastic must be fixed, and then, pulling it, sew to the end of the intended line.

Stage Three: Basting

We sew rectangular pieces of fabric 40x30 cm to the edges of the lower frill. We sew the bottom and a short cut of the frill by 1 cm. On the seat from the inside, according to the marking, sew the elastic band starting from the EE1 line, not forgetting to cut off the elastic band one third shorter than the frill line.

We do not touch the upper line DD1 yet. On the seat of the cover, we put point E on point O, and point E1 on point O1 (the front part of the fabric should be inside). We put a rubber band on the edge of the resulting segment (it should be 2 times shorter than the length of the segment) and carefully stitch it.

Stage four: Assembly and tailoring of the cover

We fold the back and seat with the front sides inward along the line AA1. We stitch, at the same time sewing an elastic band to the edge, connecting the control marks B with B and B1 with B1, we stitch the segments AVG with ABD and A1B1G1, with A1B1D1. We sew an elastic band along the stitching seam, taking, as before, one third less than the length of the fabric to which we sew it. Having folded the fabric along the outer contour by 2.5 cm (in the drawing double line), we sew it, at the same time we sew in the rubber band.

We will connect the free part of the frill along the lines O1E1E1 "with the line ED and grind, respectively, we will act with segments OEE" and ED. In the area of \u200b\u200bthe combined points G1D1 and GD, we will sew additional elastic bands to the edge. We tie them behind the back of the sofa for better fixation of the cover.

If you decide to sew a chair cover, then reduce the width of the pattern by 70 cm on both sides along the center vertical line. The sewing technique is the same.

With the help of a new hand-sewn cover, you can transform the look of any old furniture, give the room new style and bring comfort to it. If there is no extra money to buy a new sofa, then sewing covers is a real chance to create a new one. original interior in the room. They will also help those who have an expensive New furniture in room.

These products are very practical to use: they are easy to remove, easy to wash, and with them your sofa will always remain clean.

Agree, not everyone loves to sew? Therefore, tailoring of covers can be ordered in the studio. Furniture covers are fashionable and stylish.

Material set

Would need necessary set things for sewing covers:

durable fabric;
pins;
threads;
measuring tape;
sewing machine;
scissors;
chalk or fabric pencil.

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Procedure

We take measurements from the ottoman. We visually divide it into sections. If your sofa custom sizes, then its parts are necessarily represented in the form of rectangles. After measuring the sofa - 2 armrests, the seat itself and its back - 6 templates (6 rectangles) should come out.
It is important to remember when measurements are taken from the ottoman that the form does not have of great importance. The main thing is that in the end you should get a rectangle. After measuring the sofa, you need to transfer the resulting dimensions to paper. Do not forget to add 7 cm to each side for seams. Then we cut out the details.
The fabric that is chosen for such crafts needs to be clean and well washed. We lay the fabric on a straight surface and apply our rectangular patterns. Cut out the cuts. Next, they need to be applied with the wrong side to the sections of the sofa. The fabric is fixed with pins on the sofa and fixed.
Pieces of fabric should be connected and swept away with each other without being removed from the piece of upholstered furniture. Take into account any curves and corners when sweeping the sofa cover.
After that, cut off all excess fabric and sew the seams on sewing machine. Turn your work inside out and put it on the sofa.
At the end of your work, you need to tuck the edge edges and make a running seam. Remove the cover and machine-sew the edges and remove all running seams. The craft for your sofa is ready. You can try on what happened on your sofa and admire your work.

It is possible to order tailoring of a cover for a sofa in the studio inexpensively. But you still need to look for such an atelier, where for a relatively decent quality you will not be charged extra for work.

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Cover tailoring

You will need about everything the same as for sewing products for a piece of upholstered furniture.

Use a measuring tape to measure the chair. After that, you need to transfer the resulting dimensions to paper - the length and width of the back of the chair, its seat and armrest. You need to leave 20 cm on each side when you sew the chair cover. Attach the pattern to the fabric and circle it with chalk. The main part for the chair should be made from a single piece of fabric. It will cover the seat and back of the chair. Sweep your resulting cut pieces. Put the craft on a chair and smooth it well along all bend lines and depressions so that the surface becomes even everywhere. Poke with pins those places where you need to adjust the upholstery. Make cutouts.

When you're done with this, start sewing the craft. First, the undercuts on the parts are sewn, and then the parts are already sewn together. Cuts are needed at the corners when you sew the armrests on the chair. Work the seams with a zigzag. The bottom of the product must be tucked 4 cm and stitched. Remember that all this must be done from the wrong side. When you're done, turn your work inside out. front side and put on a chair. you will immediately notice that the chair has changed. It has taken on a new look.

As you can see, everyone can sew covers for furniture. It's not that hard. You can buy similar products for your ottoman in almost every mall where is sold cushioned furniture. If not required option, you can order a similar product in the studio.

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