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Yardage needed for armchair cover of style
Information to calculate the yardage of fabric needed for armchair:
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Start by measuring the chair by taking the maximum dimensions of height, width and depth including wood (about 8 cm on each side i.e. a total of 16 cm in addition to your ribs) in order to be able to stretch it without difficulty, write them down on paper.
Trace a square or rectangle on the paper and affix it to the part of the chair it is supposed to cover.
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Remember to maintain the straight grain of the fabric.
For information:
Some indications of fabric yardage in 1.40 wide
nails and braids to be checked according to the models
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Armchair Voltaire: 1.80 meters / 8 m of braid or 800 nails
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Bridge armchair : 1.30 meters / 2m braid or 150 nails
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Louis Philippe chair L. XVI, L. XV 1 meter / 4.5m of braid
or 450 nails
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Low armchair: 2 meters
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Armchair: 2.70 meters
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Chair without backrest: Fabric: 0.70 m / Galon: 2 m / or Nails: 190 ​
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Louis XIII chair: 1.40 meters
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Louis XIII armchair: 1.80 meters
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Louis Philippe armchair: 1.40 meters
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Modern armchair: 4 meters
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Convertible armchair LXV or medallion LXVI:
1.40m fabric / 6.50m braid / 450 nails
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Toad chair: 4 meters
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Small L.XV shepherdess or Louis Philippe shepherdess: 3 meters / Galon 10m
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Big Shepherdess: 4.50 meters
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English armchair: 3m fabric / 6m of braid
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Restoration or Directory or Empire armchair: 1.50 meters
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Shepherdess catering: 2.50 meters
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Consulate shepherdess, retro: 3 meters / 10m max or 1000nails
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Club chair: 5 meters / 500 nails
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2-seater sofa: 13 m fabric
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3-seater sofa: 18m fabric
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Don't forget to calculate the double-chord
to make a perfect finish
