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How paper patterns for furniture differ from cloth

Furniture patterns are fitted to a rigid frame, while garment cloth pieces are sewn to each other to become the structure.

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From the opening

A paper pattern for a chair or sofa is a template taken from the wooden frame, panel by panel. The cloth cut from it is a cover that will be pulled over padding and fastened to the rails, not a set of pieces that become the object by being sewn together. The opening covers templates are taken off the frame, cloth needs extra staple margins, and garments have no rail to meet.

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Templates are taken off the frame
Cloth needs extra staple margins
Garments have no rail to meet
The seams are not the structure
Where the idea stops applying
A distinction worth keeping

Sources

Upholstery panel templates
Garment seam allowance cutting

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How paper patterns for furniture differ from cloth

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