DIY stool cover

Every person can find an old stool at home, since this type of furniture is quite cheap and everyone can afford it. Despite this advantage, there is one significant minus - uncomfortable, hard seats. It is not difficult to correct this situation if you make a cover on a stool with your own hands or buy the product immediately with a soft seat. Independent restoration of chairs will cost much less than the purchase of new furniture. We will consider this question in this article.

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What are the types of covers?

Seats on a stool with their own hands can be sewn from a wide variety of materials. Depending on the type of material, the following types of wraps are distinguished:

• From fabric - such covers are very easy to process. They are easy to wash when dirt appears. But there are minor nuances - over time, the fabric may fade.
• From leatherette - do not require special care, it is only enough to sometimes wipe with a damp cloth from dust. In addition, they perfectly complement the interior and retain their original appearance for a long time.
• Knitted - many of them are made manually using a hook and yarn. The advantages of such models are exclusivity, and the disadvantages are the high cost if you decide to purchase this type of covers in the store.

To sew a cloak on a stool with your own hands is much more profitable than buying in special stores. And also, you can be sure of their reliability and quality.

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What to make covers on a stool with your own hands?

In order to sew a cover on a stool at home, you will need a minimum of time and materials:

• Shreds of dense fabric.
• Pieces of cotton fabric.
• Synthetic winterizer.
• Strong rope.
• Rubber.
• Needle with thread or sewing machine.
• Crayons or pencils.

If you have all of the above tools, you can sew a designer seat on a stool with your own hands. Thus, you will decorate the design of the kitchen or living room. Also surprise guests and loved ones.

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Covers on stools: purchased or made by hand?

It’s hard to say right away which wraps are better - bought or made with your own hands. But both those and others have their pros and cons:

• Most factory models of chairs and stools are already sold with a soft seat, and this is certainly very convenient and beautiful. But the main minus of the purchased products is that it is very difficult to wash the seats. Especially if they are fabric, the cleaning process lasts several days, because first you need to clean the fabric seat, after which it should dry thoroughly. And with frequent washing, the stool will soon fall apart, since when it comes into contact with water, the wood deteriorates.
• Perhaps that is why many needlewomen sew wraps on stools with their own hands. Copies sewn at home are easy to wipe from stains, since they are not attached to the stool, but hang freely. If desired, they can generally be removed and exchanged for another.

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How to sew covers for kitchen stools?

The process of making a cover on a stool with your own hands is very simple. The following steps must be performed:

1. We throw on the stool a piece of material corresponding to the size of the seat.
2. Stretch it so that it fits snugly on the seat, secure the fabric with pins.
3. Leave room for seam allowances - about 3 cm on all sides.
4. Cut off excess pieces of fabric.
5. Sew together the pins.
6. If the cover comes out in size, then sew the seams on a sewing machine.

Following these simple steps, you can very easily and simply create interesting “clothes” for kitchen furniture. Do not even need professional skills and patterns required. This method is considered one of the simplest.

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DIY stool covers

Consider the two most popular ways to create wraps on stools.

How to just stitch a cover on a stool? - Method number 1:

1. We make a pattern of the upper part of the stool.
2. Attach it to a piece of padding polyester and circle it with a pencil or pen.
3. Cut the part to the size of the pattern.
4. Attach the pattern to the fabric, circle around the edges and add 1 cm on all sides and 6 cm for the height of the seat. Also add 3 cm in order to hem the bottom.
5. Cut out the part.
6. On a stool, put a piece of padding polyester and a cloth on top.
7. Sew the corners manually or with a sewing machine.
8. Lock the bottom of the cover using glue or a needle with thread.

We sew a cover on a stool. Method number 2:

1. We make a pattern of two parts - the base and the lower part.
2. Cut a piece of foam rubber the size of the top of a stool.
3. Cut a piece of fabric according to the pattern, taking into account the allowances for the seams.
4. From the canvas we cut a strip for the bottom.
5. We put foam on the stool.
6. We put the base of the cape on top, attach the lower part to it with pins.
7. We sew parts on a sewing machine.
8. You can sew an elastic band under the bottom for convenience.

Performing these steps, you can easily create unique models of covers for stools.

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Original covers for kitchen chairs

Consider the simplest and most original options for seat stools:

• Soft seat - you will need a piece of padding polyester, glue and scissors. We put the chair with the seat down on the synthetic winterizer. Along the contour of the upper part of the stool, we cut off the synthetic winterizer. We glue the part to the product.
• A sandwich is a method of stitching a piece of foam between two fabric parts. The size of the rectangular elements is equal to the surface of the furniture, plus 0.5 cm. Thus, the details extend beyond the upper part of the product. Therefore, the name is appropriate. If you wish, you can make the details flush with the seat.
• Wraps with elastic bands - on the sides, the fabric bends 2 cm and an elastic band is placed in it. Fix everything in a zigzag seam.

How to arrange round seats?

In order to make a cover on a round stool with your own hands, you will need:

• A piece of any fabric (leatherette, linen, cotton, etc.).
• Tape measure.
• Scissors and needle with thread.
• Rubber.
• A pen.

Getting to the manufacture of wraps:

1. We measure the surface of the stool on each side.
2. We cut out from the fabric a part corresponding to the surface size of the product + 10 cm.
3. The edges of the material must be folded twice in 2 cm and sew on a sewing machine so that there is a hole for the elastic.
4. We put gum into the hole with a pin.
5. We put the cover on the stool.

This is one of the easiest ways to make a round cloak.

We trim square seats

In order to sew a cloak on a square stool, the following materials and tools will be required:

• Cardboard.
• Sewing machine.
• The cloth.
• Pencil.
• Synthetic winterizer.
• Scissors.
• Elastic band for linen.

Working process:

1. Cut out a pattern from cardboard.
2. We cut the details from the fabric along the contours of the pattern.
3. We attach the synthetic winterizer to the surface of the product, on which one part is already fixed.
4. We sew on top with a second piece of fabric.
5. Sew the lower part on a sewing machine or fix it with glue.
6. If desired, you can sew the edges so that there is room for elastic.

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A do-it-yourself case is much more original and practical. It can be removed and washed at any time. Thus, your chairs will always look attractive and neat, and the kitchen or living room will be transformed, because now it is so easy to emphasize the special flavor of your home.