Craft · 6 pages · 12 min

How upholstery hides a frame

Padding and cloth cover the wooden frame, but the rails and joints underneath still carry the person sitting.

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From the opening

Upholstery is the stack of webbing, springs or stuffing, padding, and fabric that wraps a chair or sofa frame. It hides the wood so you see a soft shape, while the posts, rails, and joints remain what actually holds the sitter. The opening covers cloth is stapled to the wood, padding shapes the silhouette, and rails still carry the sitter.

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Inside

Cloth is stapled to the wood
Padding shapes the silhouette
Rails still carry the sitter
A sag can be a hidden joint
Where the idea stops applying
A distinction worth keeping

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Upholstered frame and tack rail
Webbing and padding over wood

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How upholstery hides a frame

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