Craft · 6 pages · 12 min
Why webbing is the real seat
Interwoven webbing tacked to the rails carries the sitter, and the cushion on top is only padding.
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From the opening
On a traditional chair the seat is a grid of webbing stretched across the rails and tacked down, sometimes with springs tied on top. The cushion or stuffing rests on that grid, so the webbing, not the pillow, is what spans the opening. The opening covers strips span from rail to rail, tacks carry load into the frame, and cushions only pad the grid.
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Inside
- Strips span from rail to rail
- Tacks carry load into the frame
- Cushions only pad the grid
- Torn webs drop the sitter
- Where the idea stops applying
- A distinction worth keeping
Sources
- Interwoven seat webbing
- Tacked jute under upholstery