Step By Step Instructions Of Applying Gimp To A Chair
The business that repairs or installs upholstery secures the fabric to the seats, backs, as well as arms of exposed-wood chairs with the help of staples or tacks. Applying gimp, a flat trim having a braided or scrolled design, conceals the staples as well as tacks, and it fills the gap betwixt the upholstery fabric and the wood frame. When it comes to upholstering, gimp is generally used to conceal the raw edges of the fabric. In order to repair or reupholster a chair, for example, you can use gimp trim to conceal as well as seal the fabric edge on every side of chair legs or seats. The arrangement of the gimp differs which is totally dependent upon the decorative pattern of your chair.
- Trim Excess Fabric: First of all, cut any excess fabric hanging on top of the wood frame of the chair. Cut through the wood frame as close to the staples or tacks as possible.
- Cut The Gimp Into Strips: Now, trim the gimp into strips 1 inch longer in comparison to the chair sections you are protecting, beginning with the seat. Entirely dependent on the decorative pattern of the seat, you may need one long strip that covers or encloses around the seat and around the tops of the chair legs. Other chairs have legs or frames that split up the seat into sections and need separate gimp strips for each & every section.
- Apply A 3-inch Bead Of Glue: Next, put or spread a 3-inch bead of glue to only one gimp strips with the help of a hot glue gun, nearly 1 inch from the end of the strip. Commencing a half-inch from the end of the chair-seat section, move the glue-covered portion of the gimp smoothly onto the chair. Center the gimp on top of the staples or tacks as you work, and go along with the contours of the wood and fabric. Keep fastening and affixing the gimp using glue in 3-inch increments as long as you are 1 inch from the end of the section, or as long as you reach a sharp turn or chair leg.
- Turn The Gimp Back On Itself: Turn the gimp back on itself after reaching the corner, before a sharp turn, or a curving chair leg. Strike or hit a gimp pin across both layers of gimp and into the wood with the help of a narrow-tipped upholstery hammer. With the corner affixed, the right side of the gimp should be turned in the new direction and apply hot glue on the overlap at the corner into a mitered position. Keep securing the gimp in the new direction, working in 3-inch glued increments as long as you are 1 inch from the end of the section, or as long as you reach another turn. Skip this step for chairs having straight sections only.
- Turn The Unglued Ends Under 1/2 Inch: Conclude each & every gimp section by turning the unglued ends under 1/2 inch. Put or spread a hot glue to the turned-under ends and move them smoothly in opposition to the chair to attach them. For gimp that protects all the way around, turns both ends under a half-inch, and then glues as well as abut the ends. For chairs having upholstered arms and backs, repeat the process for each & every upholstered area.